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Indonesia reports record daily high of 1,853 coronavirus cases – Metro US

Indonesia reports record daily high of 1,853 coronavirus cases

A staff member wearing a face mask and a protective
A staff member wearing a face mask and a protective face shield sweeps the floor amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a train station in Jakarta

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported its biggest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with 1,853 infections, taking the case total to 68,079.

There were 50 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 3,359, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.

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