Indonesia reports record Covid-19 deaths of 1,566 and 49,071 new cases

Gravediggers wearing personal protective equipment bury a coffin at a burial area provided by the government for Covid-19 victims, as cases surge in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia July 20, 2021. - Antara

JAKARTA (Xinhua): Indonesia's Health Ministry reported on Friday (July 23) that the coronavirus cases across the archipelago rose by 49,071 within the past 24 hours to 3,082,410, with the death toll adding by 1,566 to 80,598.

This has been the highest daily number of fatalities the country ever reported since the outbreak of the pandemic.