Rising Cases, Indonesia's Covid-19 Positivity Rate Increases Again Ahead of Eid al-Fitr

Cindy Mutia Annur 14/04/2023 13:35 WIB

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Indonesia has seen a rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks leading up to the Idul Fitri holiday. This increase also impacts the percentage of positive cases among those tested.

Indonesia's Weekly COVID-19 Positivity Rate (January-April 2023)

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Indonesia's Weekly COVID-19 Positivity Rate (January-April 2023)

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COVID-19 cases in Indonesia have increased in recent weeks leading up to the Idul Fitri Lebaran holiday. This increase in cases has also impacted the positivity rate of COVID-19 in Indonesia, representing the proportion of positive cases among all tests conducted.

According to the COVID-19 Task Force report, the national weekly COVID-19 positivity rate in the second week of April 2023 was 4.9%. This figure is up 1.06 percentage points compared to the previous week's 3.84%.

However, looking at the trend of the national weekly COVID-19 positivity rate since the beginning of 2023, the figures had been steadily declining until the end of February 2023.

The weekly RI COVID-19 positivity rate has been increasing again since the beginning of March, as shown in the graph above.

President Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi, acknowledged a recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia.

Nevertheless, Jokowi assessed that the spread of COVID-19 in the country is still under control. He stated that the number of cases in Indonesia has not exceeded the limit set by the World Health Organization (WHO).

"There has been an increase, but we are still far below the WHO standard. The WHO standard is approximately 8,000, and we are at 600-900. I think we are still well managed and controlled," Jokowi said, as quoted by CNN Indonesia on Thursday (13/4/2023).

Therefore, Jokowi reiterated the importance of vaccination to prevent the spread of COVID-19. He added that Indonesia already has approximately 98.5% immunity due to vaccination.

He also encouraged people who have not been vaccinated to get vaccinated, including the third dose. "Vaccination is important. Boosters are important. So those who haven't, please get boosted," Jokowi said.

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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