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Indonesia's COVID-19 infections rise by 1,882, deaths by 69

Reuters | Posted: Aug. 6, 2020, 8:58 a.m. | Updated: Aug. 6, 2020, 7:51 a.m. | 1 Min Read

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,882 new coronavirus infections and 69 additional deaths on Thursday, data from government's COVID-19 task force showed.

Those brought the total number of cases to 118,753 and deaths to 5,521.

Indonesia's case tally was surpassed on Thursday by neighbouring Philippines, which with 119,460 coronavirus cases has the most infections in East Asia.

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki; Writing by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Martin Petty)

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