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Indonesia added 1,043 new COVID-19 cases as of 12 p.m. local time on June 9, 2020, with the number of recoveries rising by 510, said government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling, Achmad Yurianto.

"The total number of new cases is not evenly distributed throughout Indonesia. (They are) Mostly concentrated in DKI Jakarta, East Java, South Sulawesi, South Kalimantan, and North Sulawesi," Yurianto said during a press conference called by the Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling, which was held virtually in Jakarta on Tuesday.

According to the latest figures, Indonesia’s confirmed COVID-19 case count stands at 33,076, with 11,414 patients having recovered from the virus so far.

The spokesperson further said that DKI Jakarta reported 232 new positive cases and 165 recoveries, while East Java reported 220 new cases and 85 recoveries, South Sulawesi reported 180 new cases and 31 recoveries, South Kalimantan reported 91 new cases and one recovery, and Sulawesi North 41 new cases and no recoveries.

The provinces with the highest recoveries included DKI Jakarta, East Java, Central Java, Bali, and South Sulawesi. Central Java reported 80 recoveries and 32 new positive cases and Bali recorded 32 recoveries and 14 new cases.

Meanwhile, there were 17 provinces that added less than 10 positive cases, and seven provinces reported a zero increase in new cases.

The provinces that reported no fresh cases were Aceh, Bengkulu, Jambi, Riau Islands, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, and East Nusa Tenggara.

Furthermore, the number of COVID-19 deaths also increased.

The number of casualties increased by 40, bringing the total death toll to 1,923, Yurianto said.

An additional 16,181 specimens were examined and verified as of 12 p.m. local time on Tuesday, taking the total number of specimens scrutinized through molecular rapid tests and PCR to 429,161 specimens against 281,653 people.

As many as 248,577 test results came back negative, while 33,076 were positive.

"(The number of) People under monitoring (ODP) is 38,394, while there are 14,108 patients under surveillance (PDP)," Yurianto informed.

The data revealed that transmissions are still continuing to occur in the community, he said, adding that new habits need to be adopted.

“There are still positive cases where patients don’t exhibit symptoms, as well as behavior that makes people susceptible to contracting (the virus), so transmissions have continued,” he remarked. (ANTARA)