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Indonesia reports record daily rise in COVID-19 cases for third day – Metro US

Indonesia reports record daily rise in COVID-19 cases for third day

FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta
FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections for a third successive day with 4,823 new cases on Friday, taking the total to 266,845, data from the country’s COVID-19 task force showed.

The data added 113 new deaths, taking the total to 10,218, one of the highest death tolls in Asia.

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki; Editing by Ed Davies)