The Health Ministry announced 1,293 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 56,385.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the ministry’s disease control and prevention director general, Achmad Yurianto, added that 71 more people had died of the disease, bringing the death toll to 2,876.
The total number of recovered patients has also increased to 24,806.
The capital city recorded 190 new confirmed cases, bringing the total tally to 11,424. Meanwhile, East Java reported 331 new cases, Central Java 153, South Kalimantan 106 and South Sulawesi 89.
The virus has spread to all of the country's 34 provinces. (dfr/mfp)
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