JAKARTA, June 8 -- The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has surged past 32,000, with a total of 1,883 deaths reported so far, according to a government spokesman.
Achmad Yurianto said that in the 24-hour period until noon today, 847 new positive cases and 32 deaths were reported.
"This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 32,033, with 14,010 patients still under COVID-19 surveillance," he said a daily news conference broadcast on the official YouTube channel of the Indonesian Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) today.
He said that during the same 24-hour period, another 406 patients have recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 10,904.
-- BERNAMA