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Jakarta Sets a New Record for Covid-19 Case, Anies Ready to Pull Emergency Brake


DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan held a virtual press conference related to the surge in the Covid-19 case in Jakarta, Sunday (07/12/2020) (Source: Youtube of DKI Jakarta Provincial Government)

JAKARTA, KOMPAS. TV – On this day the Province DKI Jakarta recorded an increase in the number of positive cases Covid-19. Surge in cases Covid-19 called reaching twice the previous day.

“This morning the health department reported a number new case which appeared in Jakarta. In the past week we have three times set new records for daily additions. Today the highest addition, there are 404 new case. It can’t be taken lightly, “he said Governor DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan in the description on the Provincial Government Youtube account DKI Jakarta, Sunday (7/12/2020).

Anies admitted that the addition of daily cases was due to the incessant DKI Jakarta Provincial Government active case finding, which means picking up balls of cases in the community.

Anies continued, the Provincial Government DKI Jakarta has carried out PCR tests to the community three times what the World Health Organization recommends (WHO).

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As a note, on 4-10 June the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government tested 21,197 people, positivity rateit’s 4.4 percent. Then on June 11-17, 27,091 people were tested with levels positivity rateit’s 3.1 percent.

Then June 18-24 there were 29,873 people tested, positivity rateit’s 3.7 percent. On June 25-July 1, out of the 31,085 people tested for PCR, positivity rateit’s 3.9 percent. Then there are July 2-8 with 34,007 people tested, positivity rateit’s 4.8 percent.

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