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The Task Force for Handling COVID-19 said that until October 9, 2020, patients recovering from the COVID-19 disease had increased to 3,607 people, to 247,667 people.

Based on data collected up to Friday at 12.00 WIB, confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 were recorded to have increased to 4,094 to 324,658 cases.

Meanwhile, the death toll was recorded to have increased by 97 people to 11,677 people.

Based on the distribution of the number of cases, DKI Jakarta recorded the highest number of recovered patients, namely 850 people with 943 positive cases and one death case.

Then, West Java reported 563 new recovered cases with 504 positive cases and two people died, East Java 306 people recovered with 310 positive people and 20 people died, Central Java 210 new recovered cases with 412 positive people and 10 people died.

Next, East Kalimantan recorded 182 cases recovered with 135 confirmed positive and 10 cases died, West Sumatra 167 people recovered with 295 people positive and four people died, while North Sumatra recorded 164 people recovered with 95 positive cases and two people reported dying from COVID-19.

There are two provinces that reported new cases under 10, and even four provinces that today reported no additional cases, namely Riau Islands, Lampung, North Maluku, and Maluku.

Then, the COVID-19 Task Force also recorded 149,114 suspected cases in 500 districts/cities spread across 34 provinces throughout Indonesia.

Meanwhile, 44,700 specimens have been examined this Friday, using both real-time PCR ("polymerase chain reaction") and molecular rapid test (TCM), so that the cumulative total number of specimens that have been examined is 3,683,808 specimens. (Antaranews)