Indonesia reports 1226 new COVID-19 cases, 56 new deaths

Jakarta: The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,226 within one day to 45,029, with the death toll adding by 56 to 2429, Achmad Yurianto, a Health Ministry official, said at a press conference here on Saturday.

According to him, 534 more people have been discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 17,883.

Within the past 24 hours, five provinces -- South Kalimantan, Jakarta, Central Java, East Java and South Sulawesi -- recorded high numbers of cases, Yurianto said.