Indonesian experts warn of future spike in Covid-19 fatality rate as country's total hits almost 707,000


Health workers injecting a civil servant with a Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccine drive simulation at the Udayana Military Command in Denpasar, Bali, on Dec 10. - Jakarta Post/Asian News Network

JAKARTA, Dec 26 (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Experts have warned of a possible spike in Indonesia’s Covid-19 fatality rate as the country sees a constant increase in daily cases.

From Dec 1 to Friday (Dec 25), Indonesia recorded over 5,000 cases in a single day. The peak so far came on Dec. 3 with 8,369 cases, while there were four days that saw over 7,000 cases per day.

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