Indonesia reports record 221 coronavirus deaths

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia recorded its highest COVID-19 daily death toll of 221 on Sunday, taking the total number of deaths in the Southeast Asian nation to 19,880, data from the country’s COVID-19 taskforce showed.

Sunday's figures also showed 6,982 new cases, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 664,930.

Indonesia has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths from COVID-19 in Southeast Asia.

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki; Writing by Kate Lamb; Editing by Stephen Coates)

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