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


  • World
  • Thursday, 07 May 2020

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.

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