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Health

Indonesia reports highest daily rise in new coronavirus cases

A worker spray disinfectant in a residential area, to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia March 26, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Arnas Padda/ via REUTERS

Indonesia has confirmed 153 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily rise so far and taking the Southeast Asian country's total to 1,046, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Friday.

The number of new deaths due to coronavirus rose by 9, bringing the total number of deaths to 87, he said, adding a total of 46 people had recovered from the virus.

(Reporting by Stanley Widianto; writing by Ed Davies; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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