JAKARTA, Mar 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 9,528 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally to 5,948,610, its Health Ministry said.
According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 rose by 199 to 153,411, while 25,827 more patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 5,549,220.
As the Indonesian government is accelerating its national vaccination programmes, to curb the spread of the virus, more than 194.43 million people have received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, while over 153.44 million have taken their second doses.
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 so far administered over 363.89 million vaccine doses, including booster jabs.– NNN-ANTARA
