Indonesia's COVID-19 Testing: 166,430 Specimens per Day (Wednesday, March 23, 2022)

Indonesia conducted 166,430 COVID-19 specimen tests on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. This number is lower than the previous day's testing. To date, a total of 90.88 million specimens have been examined.

The average number of specimens tested has decreased. The average was 273,700 specimens per day throughout March. In February, the average number of COVID-19 tests was 452,620 specimens per day.

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

Meanwhile, the total number of people tested with RT-PCR as of Wednesday, March 23, 2022, was 29,470, bringing the total to 22.88 million people. Compared to the population, the ratio is 84,060 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.