The coffin of a suspected coronavirus sufferer is decreased in Pondok Ranggon public cemetery in East Jakarta on April 22,2020 (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
BY: HERU ANDRIYANTO
JUNE 08, 2020
Jakarta. Indonesia reported 50 more deaths from coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total death toll to 1,851
That represents 5.9 percent of 31,186 verified Covid-19 cases in general. Only in 5 events have day-to-day coronavirus deaths reached 50 or more considering that the break out began in Indonesia in early March.
The number of clients recovering from the disease struck another single-day record of 591, taking the total recoveries to 10,498
New Covid-19 cases increased by 672 in the 24- hour period, a substantial drop from a record 993 cases a day previously.
Jakarta saw the greatest rise in the day with 163 new cases, taking the capital city’s total to 8,033 East Java, the second most-affected province, has 5,948 cases, 113 more from yesterday.
New Hotspots
Jakarta has managed to decrease its share in the across the country coronavirus cases from around 50 percent in the wake of the pandemic to 25.8 percent today, as epicenter of the outbreak is transferring to East Java and South Sulawesi.
President Joko Widodo stated earlier the two provinces together with South Kalimantan must get “unique attention” from his health officials as infections of the virus have actually been growing faster there than in other provinces in recent weeks.
The president sent out 3 top health officials to the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar on Sunday to examine the scenario and find out what the main government can do to assist the provincial federal government consist of the outbreak.
They consisted of National Covid-19 Job Force head Doni Monardo, Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto and Coordinating Minister for Human Development Muhadjir Effendy.
The high-level team also carried medical materials for South Sulawesi including surgical masks, medical gloves, coronavirus testing kits and blood plasma from Covid-19 survivors that can be utilized as therapy to increase immune system of patients.
South Sulawesi and South Kalimantan are the only provinces outside the nation’s most largely inhabited island of Java to join the leading 6 with the most cases.
There is also a growing concern about Papua, who has more cases than Banten. Banten, simply south of Jakarta and with a population of around 11 million people, has 1,035 cases.
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