Indonesia reports 4,998 new cases, 96 deaths

JAKARTA: Indonesia recorded 4,998 new COVID-19 positive cases and 96 deaths over 24 hours up to noon Friday which raised the cumulative number of positive cases to 493,308 and the death tally to 15,774.

However 413,955 cases have recovered from the viral infection so far.

Based on information in the official Twitter account of the Indonesian National Agency for Disaster Management (BNBP) today, the country had 64,317 patients under surveillance.

The province of Jakarta has recorded the highest total number of positive cases in the republic with 125,822 including 1,579 new cases, while East Java has so far recorded the highest number of fatalities bringing the total to 4,125.

-- BERNAMA