The number of coronavirus cases in Indonesia exceeded 75,000

News24xx.com - Indonesia has two largest hotspots of coronavirus ie in East Java province and Jakarta. The number of coronavirus cases in Indonesia exceeded 75,000 as infections in the continued to accelerate after the government eased physical-distancing curbs more than a month ago.

There were 1,681 new cases in the 24 hours to midday Sunday, bringing the total to 75,699, authorities said, adding that 71 people succumbed to the virus. 

The overall death toll is at 3,606 and makes Indonesia the most cases and fatalities in Southeast Asia.

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The country reported 1,671 cases on Saturday. More than half of the new cases discovered on Sunday came from East Java province and Jakarta.

Coronavirus infections have continued to rise in the world’s fourth-most populous nation even after repeated warnings from President Joko Widodo to his officials to take the crisis seriously. 

The pandemic has hit Indonesia harder than the 1997 Asian financial crisis, battering small and big businesses alike, Jokowi said last month.