Indonesia Adds 38,325 Covid Cases, Total Reaches 2,959,058

JAKARTA, NusaBali.com - Indonesia on Tuesday added 38,325 confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the total tally so far to 2,959,058 cases, according to the task force for Covid-19 handling.

With 29,791 daily recoveries, the total number of people recovering from the infection touched 2,323,666. Meanwhile, 1,280 people succumbed to the virus in a single day, bringing the death toll since the start of the pandemic in Indonesia on March 2, 2020 to 76,200.

The number of suspected cases was recorded at 267,333, with 179,275 specimens tested by laboratories, while active cases increased by 7,254, bringing the total to 550,192.

West Java province contributed the highest number of daily cases at 6,928, followed by Jakarta (6,213), and East Java (5,654).

Jakarta recorded the highest number of recoveries at 12,071, followed by Central Java, where 4,218 people recovered from Covid-19, and Yogyakarta, where 1,150 people made a full recovery.

Central Java recorded the most deaths at 303, followed by Jakarta and East Java, which both recorded 268 fatalities.

At the provincial level, the highest cumulative Covid-19 cases were recorded in Jakarta (757,525), followed by West Java (530,806), and Central Java (32,928).

Cumulatively, the highest number of recoveries were seen in Jakarta (652,207), followed by West Java (652,207) and Central Java (253,479).

Meanwhile, the highest cumulative death toll was recorded in East Java (16,463), followed by Central Java (14,978), and Jakarta (10,685).

In view of a drastic spike in coronavirus cases, the Indonesian government has imposed emergency movement restrictions on the islands of Java and Bali from July 3 to July 20, 2021.

As the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has continued to remain high, the emergency restrictions are likely to be extended further. *ant