JAKARTA: The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose to 5,923 on Friday (Apr 17), a senior health official said, making it the worst-hit country in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia reported a record 407 new cases, Mr Achmad Yurianto, the Health Ministry’s director-general for infectious disease told a press briefing.
Advertisement Advertisement Meanwhile, the death toll went up by 24 on Friday, bringing the total number to 520. The number of recovered patients increased by 59, with a total of