JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 82 new Covid-19 deaths yesterday, raising its tally of fatalities from the coronavirus to 6,500.
Meanwhile, the republic notched 2,197 new cases in 24 hours, bringing its total number of infections to 149,408.
According to the Indonesian government's official Covid-19 website, 78,877 people are being monitored for the virus.
Bernama reported that Jakarta province now has the highest number of infections with 32,267 cases, followed by East Java at 29,715.
East Java has the highest number of deaths with 2,128 fatalities, followed by Jakarta (1,063), Central Java (818) and South Sulawesi (347).