Indonesia reports record 31,189 new COVID-19 cases, 728 deaths

Indonesia experiences oxygen supply shortage amid surge of COVID-19 cases, in Jakarta
A man wearing a protective mask queues to refill oxygen tanks as Indonesia experiences an oxygen supply shortage amid a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, at a filling station in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

JAKARTA, July 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 31,189 new coronavirus infections and 728 deaths on Tuesday, both record daily increases, health ministry data showed.

The Southeast Asian country has recorded a total of 2,345,018 COVID-19 cases and 61,868 deaths.

Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy Editing by Ed Davies

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