Nadjmi Adhani, the mayor of Banjarbaru city in South Kalimantan, passed away on August 10, 2020, after being hospitalized for two weeks for COVID-19.
Banjarbaru Disaster Mitigation Agency head Zaini Syahranie said Nadjmi passed away at Ulin Regional General Hospital in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.
"Pak Nadji Adhani passed away at 2:30 a.m.," Zaini said in a written statement on Monday as reported by kompas.com.
Nadjmi announced through an Instagram post in late July that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19.
Nadjmi was hospitalized after the announcement. However, his condition worsened on Sunday after intensive treatment.