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Indonesia records 4,461 fresh cases, 4,243 recoveries

Indonesia added 4,461 confirmed coronavirus infections, 4,243 recoveries, and 198 deaths over 24 hours ending Saturday, according to the Task Force for COVID-19 Handling.

With the additional cases, the cumulative confirmed cases in Indonesia reached 1,492,002, while the number of people completely recovering from the infection touched 1,327,121, and the death toll climbed to 40,364.

The government reported the country's first confirmed cases in March, 2020.

At least 54,980 suspected COVID-19 cases were detected on Saturday, while 67,548 specimens were tested in the country. Meanwhile, the number of active cases increased by 20, bringing the tally to 124,517 cases.Jakarta reported the highest number of fresh COVID-19 cases at 1,354, followed by West Java, which added 476 cases.

Meanwhile, the highest recovery rate was seen in West Java, where 1,182 people made a complete recovery from the infection, followed by Jakarta (651) and East Java (303).

Most of the deaths occurred in West Java, which recorded 102 fatalities, followed by Central Java (19) and Jakarta (18).

Meanwhile, the highest cumulative COVID-18 cases were reported in Jakarta (378,222), West Java (246,252) and Central Java (167,176).

Meanwhile,  Jakarta also recorded the highest number of people recovering from the infection at 364,175, followed by West Java (218,100), and East Java (126,575). Meanwhile, most of the deaths occurred in East Java, which recorded 9,810 fatalities, followed by Central Java (7,207) and Jakarta (6,278)//ANT