COVID-19: Indonesia Records 100,000 Deaths

Indonesia has recorded 100,000 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, as the country struggles to control the spread of the Delta variant.

Many Indonesians are dying at home, unable to access hospital care or medical oxygen supplies as health care facilities are stretched to the limit.

More than 3.5 million infections have been recorded to date, though official figures are widely believed to be an underestimate.

COVID-19  taskforce spokeswoman Siti Nadia Tarmizi said, “The deaths happened mainly because of lateness to recognise the severity of the symptoms and to refer patients.”

Indonesia reported 1,747 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing its total to 100,636.

The country aims to vaccinate 208 million of its 270 million citizens but the vaccination rate remains far below the government’s one-million-a-day target.

Only about eight percent of the population have been fully inoculated.

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