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Indonesia reports 1,113 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 38 new deaths
JAKARTA, June 24, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,113 within one day to 49,009, with the death toll adding by 38 to 2,573, Achmad Yurianto, a health ministry official, said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
He also said that 417 more people had been discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 19,658.
Within the past 24 hours, five provinces, Jakarta, East Java, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi and Maluku Utara, recorded high numbers of cases, Yurianto said.
Yurianto called on the public to obey the implemented health protocols in a bid to avoid more COVID-19 infections.
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