Latest COVID-19 developments in Asia:

Indonesia reported 2,447 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 157,859. Meanwhile, an additional 99 deaths were recorded, taking the country's total to 6,858, the highest COVID-19 death toll in Southeast Asia.

The Philippines on Tuesday reported 2,965 additional novel coronavirus infections and 34 more deaths. Total confirmed cases in the country have risen to 197,164, a fifth of which were reported in the past 10 days, while deaths have reached 3,038.

South Korea's education ministry said Tuesday that offline classes will be banned in Seoul and its surrounding area amid the COVID-19 resurgence in the Seoul metropolitan area. All preschools, primary and secondary schools in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province as well as Incheon, west of Seoul, will switch to a full remote learning from August 26 to September 11.

Singapore on Tuesday reported its lowest daily increase of confirmed cases in more than five months with 31 new infections. The city-state's total now stands at 56,435.

Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved the one-month extension of the state of emergency through September 30 to control the coronavirus outbreak. It's the fifth extension since March.

The COVID-19 death toll in the Maldives has risen to 28, while the total case count is approaching 7,000, local media citing the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reported on Tuesday.