The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Indonesia has risen to 27,549 cases, with the death toll now at 1,663.

Indonesian government spokesman on COVID-19 Achmad Yurianto said that over the past 24 hours, a total of 609 new positive cases were reported while 22 more fatalities occurred during the period.

"At present, 13,213 patients are still under surveillance for COVID-19," he said at his daily press conference broadcast via the official YouTube account of Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

Jakarta province recorded the highest number of deaths with 518 cases, followed by East Jawa (418 cases), West Jawa (151 cases) and the rest in the other provinces of Indonesia.

-- BERNAMA