Indonesia’s death toll climbs to four

Aquatic antiseptic: A worker wearing a protective suit spraying disinfectant at the Sea World aquarium amid the Covid-19 virus outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia. — Reuters

The number of coronavirus cases in Indonesia has doubled to 69 with the confirmation of 35 new Covid-19 cases, its highest jump to date, as the death toll from the disease climbs to four.

The new fatalities included Case 35 and Case 36, a 57-year-old and a 37-year-old woman, both of whom succumbed to the disease on Thursday after being admitted to Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital in Jakarta in poor condition, Health Ministry Disease Control and Prevention director-general Achmad Yurianto said on Friday.