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Indonesia reports 489 new coronavirus cases, 59 new deaths

| Updated: May 17, 2020 20:58:30


Ali Akbar, 52, a parking attendant, uses a plastic bottle for a face mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Apr 15, 2020 - REUTERS Ali Akbar, 52, a parking attendant, uses a plastic bottle for a face mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Apr 15, 2020 - REUTERS

Indonesia reported 489 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total to 17,514.

Indonesia also reported 59 deaths from the COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, bringing the toll to 1,148, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto told an online news conference.

The Southeast Asian country has tested around 140,473 people, Yurianto said.

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