Indonesia reports 1,611 new coronavirus infections

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a civil servant to be tested for the coronavirus in Jakarta

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Friday reported 1,611 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total count to 72,347, its health ministry said.

Deaths related to COVID-19 rose by 52 on Friday, taking fatalities to 3,469, ministry official Achmad Yurianto told a televised news briefing. There are 33,529 people who have recovered.

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki, Stanley Widianto; Writing by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Martin Petty)