Jakarta administration secretary Saefullah died on Wednesday noon after being admitted to the hospital for COVID-19.
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has confirmed the news to The Jakarta Post.
Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria also confirmed Saefullah’s death to journalists, saying the secretary had died at 12:55 p.m. at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta, where he was receiving treatment for COVID-19.
“He was admitted to the hospital because of a problem with his stomach and other diseases. His family later told us that he had tested positive for COVID-19,” Ahmad said.
The 56-year-old official tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. He was among eight officials in the provincial administration to test positive for the disease.
Jakarta, the country’s epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, has confirmed 56,953 COVID-19 cases with 1,468 deaths. (sau)
