Indonesia reports highest daily rise in new coronavirus cases

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, second left, inpects a room while visiting the 2018 Asian Games athlete’s village which has been converted into a hospital for coronavirus patients in Jakarta on March 23, 2020. (AFP)

• Number of new deaths due to coronavirus rose by 9, bringing the total number of deaths to 87

JAKARTA: Indonesia has confirmed 153 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily rise so far and taking the Southeast Asian country's total to 1,046, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Friday.
The number of new deaths due to coronavirus rose by 9, bringing the total number of deaths to 87, he said, adding a total of 46 people had recovered from the virus.