Indonesia's COVID-19 Testing: 87,670 Specimens per Day (Wednesday, August 31, 2022)

Indonesia conducted 87,67 thousand COVID-19 specimen tests on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. This number is lower than the previous day's testing. To date, a total of 106.73 million specimens have been examined.

The average number of specimens tested has decreased. The average was 99,81 thousand specimens per day during September. August also saw an average of 99,81 thousand COVID-19 tests 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, August 31, 2022, was 18,29 thousand, bringing the total to 25.54 million people. Compared to the population, the ratio is 93.8 thousand 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.