JAKARTA - Indonesia reported 684 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 28,233, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto.

Yurianto announced 35 new deaths related to COVID-19, taking the total to 1,698, while 8,406 people have recovered.

(Reporting by Nilufar Rizki; Writing by Stanley Widianto; Editing by Ed Davies) ((Widianto.Stanley@thomsonreuters.com;))