The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has climbed to 84,882 after an additional 1,752 cases were recorded overnight.

The Indonesian government spokesperson for COVID-19, Achmad Yurianto, said another 59 fatalities related to the pandemic were recorded in the 24-hour period as of noon today, bringing the death toll to 4,016.

"A total of 37,593 patients are still under COVID-19 surveillance," he said in his daily media conference broadcast via Indonesia's Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) official YouTube channel today.

East Java province has the most fatalities at 1,349, followed by Jakarta (727), Central Java (300), South Sulawesi (270) and other provinces.

-- BERNAMA