Head of the Riau Islands COVID-19 Task Force Lamidi.
The active cases comprised nine in Batam, seven people in Tanjungpinang, three people in Bintan and Karimun respectively, and two in Anambas District.
"Lingga and Natuna have zero active cases," he said here recently.
The province's total number of COVID-19 cases had reached 53,859 so far. Of the total, 25,917 cases had been recorded in Batam, 10,227 in Tanjungpinang, 5,582 in Bintan, 5,484 in Karimun, 1,844 in Anambas, 2,310 in Lingga, and 2,495 in Natuna.
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The total number of patients who had recovered from COVID-19 in Riau Islands, had reached 52,079 people, comprising 25,068 people in Batam, 9,818 inTanjungpinang, 5,399 in Bintan, 5,320 in Karimun, 1,796 people in Anambas, 2,225 people in Lingga, and 2,453 people in Natuna.
The death toll had reached 1,756, including 840 in Batam, 402 in Tanjungpinang, 180 in Bintan , 161 in Karimun, 46 in Anambas, 85 in Lingga , and 42 in Natuna .
Meanwhile, Indonesia added 444 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with Jakarta recording the highest number of cases at 117, according to data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.
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As per the data, West Java recorded the second highest number of positive cases at 99, followed by Central Java (37 cases), East Java (32 cases), and Yogyakarta (25 cases).
With the addition of 444 cases, the total positive COVID-19 cases in Indonesia reached 4,248,165.
The national task force also recorded a rise in the COVID-19 mortality rate, with the number of deaths nationwide rising by 11, bringing the total tally to 143,545 so far.
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Translator: Nikolas Panama, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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