Indonesia recorded 2,277 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally of positive cases to 123,503.

Based on the Indonesian government's official website on COVID-19, www.covid19.go.id today, a total of 83,624 patients are still being monitored for the virus infection.

Between noon yesterday and noon today, 65 more deaths were reported, bringing the death toll in the republic to 5,658.

Jakarta province has now recorded the highest number of positive cases at 25,287, followed by East Java (24,922) and the rest in 32 other provinces.

The province of East Java recorded the highest death toll at 1,856, followed by Jakarta (924), Central Java (720), South Sulawesi (334) and the rest in other regions in Indonesia.

-- BERNAMA