The burials data, from the website of the city’s parks and cemeteries department, does not identify the cause of death. Jakarta is the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in the world’s fourth most populous country. According to the central government, there had been 375 Covid-19 deaths in the capital as of Saturday. Asked about the Jakarta burial figures, Yurianto told Reuters that official figures for coronavirus deaths included only those who died after testing positive for the disease. Global coronavirus deaths surpass 230,000A spokesman for the Jakarta provincial government declined to answer questions about the burials data and the number of people who had left the city.

Source: The Express Tribune May 01, 2020 13:18 UTC