Indonesia Covid-19 total nears 1.4 million as it clears second vaccine to bolster its vaccination drive

An employee wearing protective equipments amid concerns of coronavirus outbreak, counts money at a restaurant inside a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. - AP

JAKARTA, March 9 (Xinhua): The Covid-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,389 within one day to 1,392,945, with the death toll adding by 210 to 37,757, the country's health ministry said on Tuesday.

According to the ministry, 7,496 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 1,210,877.