ASEAN HEADLINES: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020 – Indonesia Passes 250,000 Covid Cases, Daily Death Toll Sets New Record

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A man cleans a graveyard at the Pondok Rangon public cemetery in East Jakarta on July 19, 2020. The cemetery is intended for Covid-19 victims. (B1 Photo/Joanito de Saojoao)/BY :HERU ANDRIYANTO

“The 2019 Plague” Day 299

Jakarta. Indonesia reported the highest single-day Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday as the number of confirmed cases passed the 250,000 mark, adding complication to the already dire situation of the country’s outbreak.

The country has recorded 160 deaths from coronavirus-related disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 9,837 or 3.9 percent of the total cases. The figure beats the previous one-day death toll of 139 on July 22.

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