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Indonesia coronavirus-related deaths reach 2,000, official says

FILE PHOTO: Red cross staff wearing protective suits spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

Indonesia reported 979 new coronavirus infections and 41 new deaths on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 35,295 and fatalities to 2,000, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.

He said 12,636 people have recovered.

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki and Stanley Widianto; Writing by Gayatri Suroyo; Editing by Ed Davies)

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