Indonesia's Coronavirus Death Rate Above Global Average
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The Indonesian Ministry of Health has released the latest data on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Indonesia. As of Wednesday (March 18), 227 confirmed positive cases have been recorded. COVID-19 has also claimed 19 lives. However, 11 patients have recovered from the outbreak.
Today's case count increased by 32% from 172 cases on Tuesday (March 17). Therefore, the case fatality ratio in Indonesia is 8.4%. This figure is above the global average of 4%.
Indonesia's death ratio is as high as that experienced by Italy and the Philippines. To date, Italy has recorded 31,506 cases with 2,503 deaths. The Philippines has recorded 202 cases with 17 deaths.
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