Indonesia reports 220 new Covid-19 cases, nine more deaths as death toll in Mount Semeru eruption rises to 43

Children affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano receive gift package after attending the trauma healing programme, at a temporary shelter in Penanggal, Candipuro district, Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia, on Thursday (Dec 9, 2021). - Reuters

JAKARTA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua): Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 220 new Covid-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,258,560, according to the country's health ministry.

The ministry reported that the death toll from the virus in the country rose by nine to 143,918, while 296 more people recovered during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,109,364.