Government workers wearing protective suits carry a mock-up of a coffin of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) victim as others carry signs displaying information about the number of Covid-19 cases on a main road to warn people about the dangers of the disease as the outbreak continues in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 28, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
Indonesia reported on Tuesday its biggest daily rise in coronavirus deaths with 160 fatalities, data from the country’s COVID-19 task force showed.
Indonesia has reported 9,837 deaths overall, the highest death toll in Asia outside India.
It also reported 4,071 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 252,923.
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