Indonesia reports 338 new coronavirus cases, 35 deaths- health ministry official

Women wearing protective face masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 338 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number to 12,776, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto told reporters on Thursday.

Thirty-five more people who tested positive for the virus have died, taking the total number of deaths to 930, the highest death toll in East Asia outside China.

As of Thursday, 96,717 people had been tested and 2,381 had recovered.

(Reporting by Nilufar Nizki; Writing by Fathin Ungku; editing by John Stonestreet)