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The Indonesian Task Force for COVID-19 stated that Java and Bali had contributed 64.26 percent, or 114,590 cases, to the country's total confirmed COVID-19 case count, as of Sept 6, 2020. Sumatra follows after.

Dewi Nur Aisyah, a member of the COVID-19 Task Force, revealed during a press conference on Wednesday.

Sumatra has recorded 20,150 cases or 11.3 percent of the country's tally.

Sulawesi contributed by 10.63 percent with a tally of 18,960 cases; followed by Kalimantan by 9.49 percent or 16,915, and Maluku and Papua by 4.36 percent, or 7,778 confirmed cases.

Java and Bali also recorded the highest number of active cases, notably reaching 23,220, or 20.26 percent of their total number of confirmed cases.

The second-highest cases are on Sumatra Island, reaching 7,779, followed by 3,771 active cases in Sulawesi, 3,694 active cases in Kalimantan, and 1,910 active cases in Maluku and Papua.

A total of 85,772 COVID-19 recoveries were registered, so far, on Java and Bali, followed by 14,597 people recovering in Sulawesi, 12,551 in Kalimantan, 11,533 in Sumatra, and 5,729 people recovering in Maluku and Papua.

The death tolls on Java and Bali reached 5,518, followed by 838 in Sumatra, 666 in Kalimantan, 592 in Sulawesi, and 139 people had, so far, succumbed to COVID-19 in Maluku and Papua. (Antaranews)