Indonesia reports 130 new Covid-19 cases and nine more deaths as death toll from Semeru volcano eruption rises to 22

Ash covers houses and trees on the slopes of Mount Semeru in Lumajang on Dec 5, 2021, the day after a volcanic eruption that has so far killed at least 22 people as of Monday (Dec 6, 2021). - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua): Indonesia confirmed 130 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, raising its tally of infections to 4,257,815, according to the country's Health Ministry.

The ministry reported that the death toll from the virus in the country rose by nine to 143,876, while 2,005 more people recovered during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,108,297.