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Indonesia reports record high of 27,913 COVID-19 cases
The death count is less than Friday's 539 fatalities.
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Family members grieve at a cemetary in Tangerang, in the suburbs of Jakarta on July 2, 2021, as Covid-19 infections surged to record levels topping 21,000 per day in Southeast Asia's worst-hit nation. (AFP/Fajrin Raharjo)
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ndonesia reported on Saturday a record of 27,913 new coronavirus infections and 493 deaths, taking its tally to 2,256,851 cases and the death toll to 60,027, official data showed.
The death count is less than Friday's 539 fatalities.
The new record broke as thousands of troops and police hit the streets of Java island and Bali Saturday to enforce new virus curbs.
The streets of Jakarta were largely deserted Saturday but staying at home wasn't an option for many who live hand to mouth in a country of nearly 270 million.
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"The measures need to be tougher, but please think about the little people like me," said 35-year-old Paijo as he struggled to find buyers for the instant coffee packages hanging from his bicycle.
"Of course I'm afraid... but this is my only livelihood and I'm supporting my wife and two kids," told AFP.
Malaysia meanwhile said it will relax coronavirus lockdowns next week in five states that have met the government's indicators for lifting curbs, the security minister said on Saturday.
The country has been under a nationwide lockdown since June 1 to rein in a surge of COVID-19 infections.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said the government will gradually open up the economy and social activities in four phases, based on infection numbers, vaccination rates, and the capacity of the healthcare system.
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Curbs are to be partially lifted in the states of Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, and Terengganu on Monday as they have achieved their targets for moving to the second phase of lockdown, the minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, told reporters.
His comments came as stricter measures took effect on Saturday in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and the neighbouring state of Selangor, which are among Malaysia's worst-hit regions.
Saturday's 6,658 new cases take Malaysia's tally of infections to 772,607, while its death toll stands at 5,327.
In Russia, the country Saturday reported 697 coronavirus-related deaths, the most confirmed in a single day since the pandemic began and the fifth day in a row it has set that record.
The government coronavirus taskforce also confirmed 24,439 new coronavirus cases nationwide, the most it has reported since early January. Moscow accounted for 7,446 of those cases. Officials blame the case surge on the infectious Delta variant.
