Jakarta: Indonesia has reported more daily deaths related to Covid-19 second only to Brazil, according to data. Health experts are calling Indonesia the new epicentre of coronavirus pandemic.
Indonesia said on Sunday that were 1093 fatalities and 44,721 Covid-19 cases, the least in nearly a week but the highest in Asia. On Saturday, there were 1092 deaths in Indonesia as Brazil reported 868 fatalities attributed to Covid-19.
Deaths of doctors from COVID-19 in Indonesia rose sharply in the first half of July, according to the profession’s association, as the Delta variant of the coronavirus fuelled a surge in infections across the country.
A total of 114 doctors died during July 1-17, the highest number reported for any period of similar length and more than 20% of the 545 total doctor deaths from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, officials from Indonesia’s doctors association (IDI) said during a virtual news conference.
Indonesia has reported more than 2.8 million cases and 73,582 deaths overall.
Indonesia’s government imposed strict curbs on July 3 to slow the spread of the coronavirus and is considering whether to extend the restrictions set to end on Tuesday.
According to Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker, more than 57 million vaccinations have taken place in Indonesia, enough to cover about 11 per cent of its population. It’s 53 per cent in the US and 48 per cent in the European Union.
Fuelled by the spread of the more virulent Delta variant, Indonesia has reported more new coronavirus cases than any country in the world in recent days.
