Jakarta, Sept. 22 -- Indonesia has recorded a weekly increase of 8.4 percent in the rate of coronavirus infections, with 26,365 fresh cases emerging within the last week, according to the Task Force for COVID-19 Response.

"The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 8.4 percent over the past week, where the five highest increases in cases were (seen) in West Java, up by 594, Banten 492, South Sulawesi, up by 459, Riau, up by 311, and Papua, up by 271," Prof. Wiku Adisasmito, spokesperson for the COVID-19 task force said at an online press conference at the Presidential Office here on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the five provinces with the highest rates of increase were - Jakarta (554 people per 100,000 population), South Kalimantan (242...