Indonesia yesterday confirmed 4,857 new COVID-19 cases, taking its tally of infections to 5,991,687, the country’s Health Ministry said.
According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 rose by 120 to 154,463, and 14,710 more people have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 5,691,220.
As the Indonesian government is accelerating its national vaccination programmes, to curb the spread of the virus, more than 195.53 million people have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines, while over 156.63 million have taken their second doses.
Indonesia started mass COVID-19 vaccinations in Jan last year, after authorities approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine.
Aiming to fully vaccinate 208.26 million people in the country, the government has administered over 370.56 million vaccine doses so far, including the third booster jabs.
Source: NAM News Network