Indonesia reports 34,976 new COVID-19 cases, 229 more deaths
Feb 28, 2022
Jakarta (Indonesia), February 28: Indonesia confirmed 34,976 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the total tally to 5,539,394, the Health Ministry said.
According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 rose by 229 to 148,073, while 39,384 more people were reported to have recovered from the pandemic during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,817,423 in the Southeast Asian country.
The Indonesian government is accelerating its national vaccination programs to curb the spread of the virus. More than 190.67 million people in the country have received their first dose, while over 143.77 million have taken their second dose.
Indonesia started mass COVID-19 vaccinations in January last year after the authorities approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine.
Aiming to fully vaccinate 208.2 million people in the country, the government has administered over 344.26 million doses so far, including third booster jabs.
Source: Xinhua
