Sumatra Island contributed the largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, after Java and Bali Islands, Dewi Nur Aisyah, member of the COVID-19 Task Force Expert Team, stated during a press conference held at the Graha BNPB Headquarters here on Wednesday.
Despite registering the second-largest number of cases, Sumatra has, so far, recorded 20,150 cases, or 11.3 percent of the country's tally.
Sulawesi Island contributed 10.63 percent, with a tally of 18,960 cases; followed by Kalimantan Island, with 9.49 percent, or 16,915; and Maluku and Papua Islands, 4.36 percent, or 7,778 confirmed cases.
Java and Bali Islands 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 number of active cases were observed on Sumatra Island, reaching 7,779, in total, followed by 3,771 active cases in Sulawesi Island, 3,694 active cases in Kalimantan Island, and 1,910 active cases in Maluku and Papua Islands.
A total of 85,772 COVID-19 recoveries were registered, so far, on Java and Bali Islands, followed by 14,597 people recovering in Sulawesi Island, 12,551 in Kalimantan Island, 11,533 in Sumatra Island, and 5,729 people recovering in Maluku as well as Papua Islands.
Death toll on Java and Bali Islands reached 5,518, followed by 838 in Sumatra Island, 666 in Kalimantan Island, 592 in Sulawesi Island, and 139 people having, so far, succumbed to COVID-19 in Maluku as well as Papua Island. Related news: Indonesia COVID-19 new cases top 3,000 for four consecutive days
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