JAKARTA, March 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Fifteen new COVID-19 deaths have been reported over the past 24 hours in Indonesia, raising the total number of deaths in the country to 102.
Achmad Yurianto, the government’s spokesman for all COVID-19 matters, said 11 of the 15 deaths occurred in Jakarta.
“From noon yesterday (Friday) to noon today (Saturday), 109 new cases were recorded, bringing the total number of positive cases to 1,155,” he said.
Jakarta has recorded the highest number of deaths at 62, followed by West Java with 17. The other deaths have been recorded in Central Java, Banten, East Java, Bali,Yogyakarta, Riau Islands,South Sumatra,North Sumatra and South Sulawesi.
The first positive case was detected in the country on March 2, while the first death occurred on March 11.
— NNN-BERNAMA
