Indonesia's coronavirus infections top 14,000: official

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers prepare before taking swab samples from vendors amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a traditional market in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia, May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported 387 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total number to 14,032, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto.

The Southeast Asian country also reported 14 more people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, bringing total to 973, Yurianto said. Meanwhile, 2,698 people have recovered.

More than 113,452 people have been tested, he said, adding that many areas across the country are still showing fluctuating number of new infections.

Reporting by Nilufar Rizki; Writing by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by William Mallard

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