Advertisement

Indonesia reports 4,494 new coronavirus infections, 90 deaths: health ministry

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jakarta

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 4,494 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 271,339, official data from the health ministry showed on Saturday.

The Southeast Asian country also reported 90 new deaths from the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 10,308.

199,403 have recovered from the novel coronavirus as of Saturday.

(Reporting by Tabita Diela; Writing by Fathin Ungku; Editing by Sam Holmes)