The number of new cases touched 2,197, bringing the nationwide COVID-19 case count to 149,408, Meanwhile, with 82 more people succumbing to the virus, the death toll reached 6,500.
In terms of the distribution of cases, Jakarta recorded the highest number of new infections at 657. Meanwhile, 433 patients recovered from COVID-19 and 15 others succumbed to the disease in the province.
East Java was next with 458 new cases, 414 recoveries, and 30 deaths, followed by East Kalimantan, which recorded 195 new cases, 53 recoveries, and 5 deaths.
South Sulawesi reported 98 new confirmed cases, 90 recoveries, and no deaths; Central Java 96 new cases, 100 recoveries, and 5 deaths; West Java 93 new cases, 122 recoveries, and 8 deaths; and, Bali 76 new cases, 63 recoveries, and no deaths.
Meanwhile, eight provinces reported less than 10 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours. Three provinces recorded zero cases of COVID-19 on Friday — North Maluku, Maluku, and East Nusa Tenggara.
The task force also reported a total of 78,877 suspected cases of COVID-19. It said 485 districts/cities in 34 provinces have been exposed to the disease.
On Friday, 19,929 samples were analyzed using the polymerase chain reaction and molecular rapid tests, taking the total number of samples tested to 1,989,870. (INE)
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