JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Indonesia recorded a total of 1,477 cases of new Covid-19 variants as of August 7, said the Health Ministry’s Research and Development Agency.
Of the total number of cases, the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 is now the dominant strain in the country. Over the weekend, as many as 1,368 cases of Delta variant were detected followed by 62 cases of Alpha variant and 17 cases of Beta variant.
Meanwhile, on August 4, the Agency detected a total of 1,409 cases of new Covid-19 variants in 25 provinces out of 34 provinces. During the previous period, 1,331 cases of Delta variant were found, while Alpha and Beta variants reached 61 and 17 cases, respectively.
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Here below is the distribution of case data as of August 7:
North Sumatera
Alpha: 2 cases
Delta: 29 cases
Riau
Alpha: 1 case
Delta: 6 cases
Riau Island
Alpha: 6 cases
Delta: 2 cases
South Sumatera
Alpha: 1 case
Delta: 9 cases
Bengkulu
Delta: 3 cases
Lampung
Delta: 3 cases
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Jakarta
Alpha: 37 cases
Beta: 12 cases
Delta: 425 cases
Banten
Delta: 20 cases
West Java
Alpha: 10 cases
Beta: 2 cases
Delta: 281 cases
Central Java
Alpha: 1 case
Delta: 191 cases
Yogyakarta
Delta: 20 cases
East Java
Alpha: 2 cases
Beta: 2 cases
Delta: 17 cases
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Bali
Alpha: 1 case
Beta: 1 case
Delta: 25 cases
West Nusa Tenggara
Delta: 24 cases
East Nusa Tenggara
Delta: 51 cases
North Kalimantan
Delta: 16 cases
East Kalimantan
Delta: 187 cases
Central Kalimantan
Delta: 3 cases
South Kalimantan
Alpha: 1 case
Delta: 1 case
South Sulawesi
Delta: 14 cases
North Sulawesi
Delta: 7 cases
Gorontalo
Delta: 1 case
Maluku
Delta: 9 cases
West Papua
Delta: 12 cases
Papua
Delta: 12 cases
(Writer: Wahyuni Sahara | Editor: Wahyuni Sahara)
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