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The Indonesian government’s spokesperson for COVID-19 Handling, Achmad Yurianto as quoted by Antara on Friday afternoon stated, that the six provinces of Aceh, Bengkulu, Riau, West Sulawesi, Gorontalo, and East Nusa Tenggara did not record any addition of COVID-19 cases. Furthermore, the government’s data showed that 19 provinces recorded less than 10 new COVID-19 cases a day. While delivering a press statement broadcast via the BNPB YouTube account in Jakarta, Yurianto remarked that East Java had witnessed the highest number of new COVID-19 cases, at 141; followed by 76 new cases in DKI Jakarta; 71 in South Kalimantan; 58 in Central Java; and 54 in South Sulawesi. Yurianto noted that the cumulative figure of COVID-19 patients across Indonesia rose by 703 to reach 29,521, while the number of patients that recovered increased by 551 to touch 9,443. The highest number of COVID-19 recoveries were recorded in DKI Jakarta, reaching 144; followed by 118 in East Java; 45 each in Banten and West Java; and 21 in West Sumatra//ANT