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Indonesia reports 1,113 new coronavirus infections, 38 new deaths

An Indonesian Red Cross personnel wearing a protective gear sprays
An Indonesian Red Cross personnel wearing a protective gear sprays disinfectant inside a classroom of a school, in Jakarta

(Reuters) – Indonesia reported 1,113 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total number of cases to 49,009.

Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said there were 38 more deaths reported, with total fatalities now at 2,573.

Indonesia’s coronavirus death toll is the highest in East Asia outside of China.

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki and Stanley Widianto; Editing by Martin Petty)