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Johns Hopkins University statistical data put Indonesia in the 23rd position among 188 countries on the global list of countries with confirmed Covid-19 cases.

Cited from the university’s official page on Sunday, August 23, Indonesia has 153,535 positive cases. The figure contributed 0.66 percent of the global tally that reached 23,360,775.

On the COVID-19 mortality rate, meanwhile, Indonesia ranked 19th as it recorded 6,680 fatalities or 0.82 percent of the global death toll at 805,765.

The data also noted the global ranking for the virus recovery rate and put Indonesia in the 23rd position with 107,500 patients made a complete recovery, contributing 0.71 percent to the global figure of 14,975,529. 

The United States of America was reported as the country with the highest number of  Covid-19 cases (5,678,249), followed by Brazil with 3,582,362 cases, India with 3,044,940 cases, Russia with 954,328 cases, and South Africa with 607,045 cases.

The highest death toll was also recorded in the US reaching 175,489, while the highest recovery rate was made by Brazil with 2,919,647 people. (Tempo.co)