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Indonesia reports 1,752 new COVID-19 cases, 59 new deaths

18 July 2020 14:27 (UTC +04:00)

COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,752 within one day to 84,882, with the death toll adding by 59 to 4,016, Achmad Yurianto, a Health Ministry official, said at a press conference Saturday, APA reports citing Xinhua.

According to him, 1,434 more people had been discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 43,268.

Within the past 24 hours, six provinces, namely North Sumatra, South Kalimantan, Jakarta, Central Java, East Java and South Sulawesi, recorded high numbers of cases, Yurianto said.

Yurianto called on the public to obey the implemented health protocols in a bid to avoid more COVID-19 infections.