Indonesia confirms highest single day record of 4,168 new Covid-19 cases; total above 240,000

A health worker operateing a device used to collect blood plasma from people who have recovered from the Covid-19 coronavirus, at the Red Cross office in Surabaya, East Java. Indonesia's total Covid-19 is now above 240,000 as it was announced a record single day total of 4,168 cases on Saturday (Sept 19). - AFP

JAKARTA, Sept 19 (The Jakarta Post): Indonesia has reported 4,168 new positive Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, its highest since the pandemic virus was detected in the republic on March 2.

Based on the data published in the official Indonesian government website for COVID-19, www.covid19.go.id on Saturday (sept 19), the overall total number of positive cases rose to 240,687 while 107,863 more patients are still being monitored for the virus.