Indonesia reports 5,922 newly-confirmed Covid-19 cases and 139 more deaths on Sunday (March 20)

People wearing protective masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) walking through a pedestrian bridge during the evening rush hours at the business district in Jakarta, Indonesia. - Reuters

JAKARTA, March 20 (Xinhua): Indonesia on Sunday confirmed 5,922 new Covid-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,962,483, the country's Health Ministry said.

According to the ministry, the death toll from Covid-19 in the country rose by 139 to 153,738, while 15,829 more people recovered from the disease during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 5,589,057.