Indonesia reports a low 1,624 new Covid-19 cases but country's inflation rate now at 1.60% - much higher than Sept 2020

A resident receives the Sinovac Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a makeshift mass vaccination centre on a football field in Surabaya. The number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,624 on Friday (Oct 1, 2021). - AFP

JAKARTA, Oct 1 (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,624 within one day to 4,216,728, with the death toll adding by 87 to 142,026, the country's Health Ministry said on Friday.

According to the ministry, 2,811 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of patients recovering from COVID-19 to 4,039,835.