Among the 34 provinces of Indonesia, Jakarta recorded the highest single-day increase in cases at 9,128, followed by West Java (7,777), and East Java (5,726).
Meanwhile, 29,264 people recovered from COVID-19 in a single day, taking the total number of recoveries to 2,261,658, with Jakarta reporting the highest number of daily recoveries at 11,857 on Sunday. .
With 1,093 people succumbing to the infection in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 death toll has risen to 73,582 since the country reported the first infections in March 2020.
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The highest number of deaths was seen in East Java at 328.
The task force also recorded the number of active cases, or patients receiving treatment and conducting self-isolation increased 14,364 to touch 542,236 on Sunday.
The number of suspected cases swelled to 253,785.
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Translator: Zubi Mahrofi/Suharto
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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