Indonesia: Covid-19 toll hits above 271,000 but expert believe death toll may be three times higher


People carrying offerings to pray during the religious festival of Kuningan, the last day of the Galungan celebrations believed to be the ascendent day of ancestral holy spirits returning to heaven, at Sakenan temple at Serangan island near Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday (Sept 26). - AFP

JAKARTA, Sept 26 (Jakarta): The Covid-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,494 within one day to 271,339, with the death toll adding by 90 to 10,308, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

According to the ministry, 3,207 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 199,403.

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