COVID-19 Cases Hit Records, Has the Pandemic Gotten Worse?
Indonesia posted its highest daily COVID-19 cases level on Wednesday (1/13), reaching a record high of 11,278 figures since the pandemic broke out on March 2, 2020, the Ministry of Health data shows. The new cases were found from 46,977 people who had completed the COVID-19 test using the real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or molecular rapid test methods.
The country also recorded its deadliest day yet, in addition to the most active cases on records. Indonesia reported a further 306 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death tolls since the COVID-19 pandemic to 24,951 people. Meanwhile, the number of active cases reached 129,628 figures. Provinces with the highest cases were Jakarta, West Java, and Central Java. Meanwhile, the highest number of deaths were in Jakarta, Central Java, and East Java.
The following is data on the daily cases and deaths for January 6-13, 2021.
Date | Daily Cases | Daily Deaths |
January 6 | 8,854 | 187 |
January 7 | 9,321 | 224 |
January 8 | 10,617 | 233 |
January 9 | 10,046 | 194 |
January 10 | 9,640 | 182 |
January 11 | 8,692 | 214 |
January 12 | 10,047 | 302 |
January 13 | 11,278 | 302 |
Source: Ministry of Health