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Indonesia reports 703 new coronavirus infections, 49 new deaths: official

Indonesian Muslims are checked with a thermal scanner before taking
Indonesian Muslims are checked with a thermal scanner before taking part in Friday prayers amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported 703 new coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 29,521.

There were 49 new deaths, with total COVID-19 fatalities rising to 1,770, said Achmad Yurianto, a health ministry official.

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki and Stanley Widianto; editing by John Stonestreet)