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Indonesia added 44,721 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total count to 2,877,476, the COVID-19 Response Task Force reported.

Among the 34 provinces of Indonesia, Jakarta recorded the highest single-day increase in cases at 9,128, followed by West Java (7,777),  and East Java (5,726).

Meanwhile, 29,264 people recovered from COVID-19 in a single day, taking the total number of recoveries to 2,261,658, with Jakarta reporting the highest number of daily recoveries at 11,857 on Sunday. .

With 1,093 people succumbing to the infection in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 death toll has risen to 73,582 since the country reported the first infections in March 2020.

The highest number of deaths was seen in East Java at 328.

The task force also recorded the number of active cases, or patients receiving treatment and conducting self-isolation increased 14,364 to touch 542,236 on Sunday.

The number of suspected cases swelled to 253,785. (Antaranews)