Indonesia's COVID-19 Testing: 438,750 Specimens per Day (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)

Indonesia conducted 438,750 COVID-19 specimen tests on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. This number is higher than the previous day's testing. To date, a total of 85.02 million specimens have been examined.

The average number of specimens tested has increased. The average for March is 438,750 specimens per day. In January, the average number of COVID-19 tests was 283,460 specimens per day.

The tested specimens include antigen tests, Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests, and rapid molecular tests (TCM).

Meanwhile, a total of 55,720 people were tested with RT-PCR on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, bringing the total to 21.9 million people. Compared to the population, this represents a ratio of 80,450 people per one million inhabitants.

In addition to specimen testing, to suppress the spread of COVID-19, the government urges the public to more strictly implement the 3M health protocols: wearing masks, washing hands with soap, and maintaining distance and avoiding crowds.