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Archive photo — A healthcare worker tests a resident for COVID-19 in Surabaya, East Java on Thursday. (ANTARA FOTO/Didik Suhartono/rwa) - 

Indonesia’s daily coronavirus cases climbed by 21,095 on Saturday, taking the total number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020 to 2,093,962, the Task Force for COVID-19 Response reported.

Jakarta added the highest number of daily cases at 9,271, followed by West Java (3,787), Central Java (2,305), East Java (989), and Yogyakarta (782).

Only North Kalimantan reported no new cases.

With 7,396 people recovering from COVID-19 on Saturday, the number of recoveries reached 1,842,457. The highest number of recoveries were recorded in Jakarta at 2,725, followed by West Java (1,196), East Java (578), Central Java (569), and West Sumatra (357).

The number of patients dying of COVID-19 reached 358 in the 24 hours ended 12 p.m. local time on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 56,729.

Meanwhile, the number of active cases, or patients receiving treatment and conducting self-isolation, rose by 13,341 to reach 194,776.

Cumulatively, the highest number of COVID-19 cases were recorded in Jakarta at 510,667, followed by West Java (364,315), Central Java (244,241), East Java (168,795), and East Kalimantan (75,412).

Jakarta also recorded the highest number of recoveries at 450,746, followed by West Java (318,595), Central Java (201,931), East Java (149,351), and East Kalimantan (71,025)//ANT