JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): After days of confusion about the death toll in Indonesia, the country’s spokesperson for the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) reported a jump from five to 19 deaths, citing “a problem in data input” that caused a delay in reporting the deaths.
The jump to 19 occurred after three regional leaders reported their respective regions’ death tolls to the press on Sunday.
In addition to reports from regional leaders, rumours about deaths thought to be related to Covid-19 in Jakarta and South Tangerang have been circulating widely through social media, especially on the WhatsApp messaging app, increasing public concern about how deadly the virus really is. Yurianto said Banten had recorded one death, believed to be the case announced by Banten Governor Wahidin Halim on Monday.
Close contacts turned to social media to convey their condolences, with someone saying that the late patient was a devoted believer and an inspiring role model who directed choirs at churches and schools. West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil announced a fatality of a person in Cianjur who had previously been declared negative for the disease by the central government. Later, the West Java administration learned that the patient was, in fact, positive.
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