COVID-19: Indonesia confirms 327 new coronavirus cases, total 6,575
20 April, 2020
Indonesia reported 327 new coronavirus cases on Sunday (Apr 19), taking the total number of infections to 6,575.
Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto also reported 47 new deaths, taking the full total to 582.
The figures come a day after the chairman of the Indonesian Doctors Association said that the country's actual death toll could possibly be nearly twice the state numbers.
In response, Yurianto told reporters in an online briefing on Sunday to "avoid the added psychological burden of untrue news".
On Friday, Indonesia surpassed the Philippines to become the country with the highest number of infections in Southeast Asia. It gets the most number of deaths in Asia beyond China.
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