JAKARTA, Mar 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 24,867 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally to 5,748,725, the Health Ministry said.
According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 rose by 254 to 150,172, while 49,080 more people have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 5,122,602 in the country.
As the Indonesian government is accelerating its national vaccination programmes, to curb the spread of the virus, more than 192 million people have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while over 147.85 million have taken their second dose.
Indonesia started mass COVID-19 vaccinations in Jan last year, after the 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 352.26 million vaccine doses so far, including third booster jabs.– NNN-ANTARA
