Indonesia reports 1,519 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 43 new deaths

The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,519 within one day to 111,455, with the death toll adding by 43 to 5,236, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

   The ministry also said 1,056 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 68,975.

   The virus has spread to all the country's 34 provinces.

   Specifically, within the past 24 hours, Jakarta recorded 377 new cases, East Java 180, North Sumatra 174, Gorontalo 127 and South Sulawesi 95.

   No more new positive cases were found in four provinces, namely Bangka Belitung, West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan and Southeast Sulawesi.