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Indonesia reports 2,447 new coronavirus infections, 99 deaths

A woman wearing a protective face mask takes a selfie over a mural depicting fish pond mid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

Indonesia reported 2,447 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 157,859, data from the country's COVID-19 taskforce showed.

The data recorded an additional 99 deaths, taking the total to 6,858, the highest COVID-19 death toll in Southeast Asia.

(Reporting by Stanley Widianto & Nilufar Rizki; Editing by Ed Davies)

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