Indonesia
reports first Covid-19 death
March
11, 2020
JAKARTA: A 53-year-old foreign woman has
become the first fatality linked to Covid-19 in Indonesia, the Indonesian
government said today.
The
government spokesman on Covid-19, Achmad Yurianto, said the woman died at about
2 am today.
He
said she had underlying health problems such as diabetes and lung disease.
The
woman was the 25th positive case of Covid-19 in Indonesia, he said, without
disclosing her nationality. Indonesia has reported 27 positive Covid-19 cases
so far.
Covid-19
was not the direct cause of her death but had aggravated the patient’s
condition, he said in an address at the Presidential Palace here, which was
broadcast live by local television networks.
On
March 2, Indonesia, which has a population of more than 270 million, was listed
as a Covid-19-infected country after two of its citizens in Depok, a city near
here, were confirmed Covid-19 positive. --Bernama
.
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