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View all search resultsDaily COVID-19 cases decline, in line with virus testing
The low number of reported daily cases was not a strong basis to assume that the COVID-19 situation had improved, especially in countries with low levels of testing like Indonesia.
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In the past few days, the number of COVID-19 infections has shown a downward trend.
At the end of September and early October there were almost 5,000 positive cases daily, lately the number has decreased to below 3,000 cases.
The number of COVID-19 positive cases reported on Oct. 31 was 3,143, down to 2,696 the next day and 2,618 on Monday before a slight increase to 2,973 on Tuesday.
However, although the reported number of daily cases has decreased, the number of tests has also declined.
The KawalCOVID19 initiative has recorded a decrease in tests and specimen examinations across the country.
Acting director general of disease prevention and control at the Health Ministry, M. Budi Hidayat, said the decline in tests was because cases had also tended to fall.
"The number of suspected cases has dropped, as well as the number of samples. In some provinces, cases have tended to fall, hopefully it will be a good trend," Budi said Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
