Indonesia overtakes China with highest coronavirus cases in East Asia

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Indonesia has overtaken China as the country with the most confirmed coronavirus cases in East Asia with 84,882 infections and authorities said the actual infection rate could be higher due to undetected cases.

According to Reuters, data from the country’s Covid-19 task force showed 1,752 new coronavirus infections and 59 fatalities, taking the coronavirus-related death toll to 4,016.

China, where the first cases of the coronavirus were reported late last year, has had 83,644 cases as of Friday, with 4,634 deaths.

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