Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Corona virus spread (Coronavirus Disease-2019/ Covid-19) in Indonesia deserves attention. Yesterday, the number of corona patients increased by more than 2,000 people.
As of July 29, 2020, the number of corona positive patients in the country was 104,432. An additional 2,381 people (2.33%) compared to the previous day’s position.
Nominally, the addition of 2,381 new patients a day is the second highest after 9 July (2,657 people). While in terms of percentage, the growth rate of 2.33% is the fastest since July 9.
There are at least two possible reasons for a surge in corona cases. First, the government continues to boost the corona test so that cases that were originally buried come to the surface.
This is a positive thing, because it can be known to anyone who has the corona virus and can be treated, be it treatment in a health facility or an independent quarantine. The hope, the chain of transmission can be broken.
Citing Worldometer data, the number of corona tests in Indonesia has now reached 1,447,583 specimens. This is the highest among ASEAN countries.
But with a population of more than 270 million people, only 5,288 people per 1 million population have been touched by the corona test. Somewhat behind compared to some neighboring countries.
Therefore, the government will certainly continue to conduct tests. Thus, do not be surprised if the number of cases continues to surge.
“If you just want to look small, then you don’t have to do it testing. Guaranteed Covid-19 numbers go down immediately. But the problem of the plague did not go down, the plague continued, “said Anies Rasyid Baswedan, Governor of DKI Jakarta.
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