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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Indonesia’s national Covid-19 task force has revealed that the islands of Java and Bali currently have the highest number of active cases in the country, with a total of more than 23,200, that includes patients in treatment. in hospitals and people in self-isolation.
“Java and Bali have recorded the highest number of active Covid-19 cases. More than 23,000 (of their residents currently have Covid-19),” a member of the task force, Dewi Nur Aisyah, said on Wednesday (September 9 ) as reported by kompas.com. However, it did not disclose details about the number of active cases registered in Java, which has six provinces, and Bali.
Dewi added that Sumatra had the second highest number of cases with at least 7,779 active cases, followed by Sulawesi with 3,771 cases, Kalimantan with 3,694 cases, as well as Maluku and Papua with 1,910 cases combined.
Indonesia continues to record a significant number of new Covid-19 cases on a daily basis, government data revealed.
The country recorded 3,307 additional cases on Wednesday alone, bringing the cumulative total number of coronavirus infections to 203,342 so far.
At least 8,336 people have died from the disease, while some 145,200 people have reportedly recovered.
Jakarta detected the highest number of new infections with 1,004 cases, followed by East Java and West Java with 370 and 288 cases, respectively.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo recently promised that the government will remain focused on ensuring the health and mitigation of Covid-19 to ensure the survival of all aspects of the nation’s development, including the country’s economy.
Authorities previously relaxed some Covid-19 restrictions in a bid to revive the economy, including in the capital Jakarta. However, the policy appeared to backfire as the data showed that cases increased significantly after the relaxations.
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