Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indonesia passes one million

A man walks past a coronavirus-themed mural in Bali, Indonesia (Firdia Lisnawati/AP)

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Indonesia since the pandemic began has crossed one million, as hospitals in some hard-hit areas neared capacity.

Indonesia’s Health Ministry announced that new daily infections rose by 13,094 on Tuesday to bring the country’s total to 1,012,350, the most in Southeast Asia.