Cases rises to five-digits as Indonesia reports 11,588 new Covid-19 infections and 17 more deaths on Saturday (Jan 29)

People wearing masks to curb the spread of Covid-19 outbreak walk at a a train station in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Indonesia is bracing for a third wave of Covid-19 infections as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives a surge in new cases, health authorities and experts said Saturday. - AP

JAKARTA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua): Indonesia on Saturday confirmed 11,588 new Covid-19 cases, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the archipelago.

With the increase, the country's tally of infections rose to 4,330,763, the Health Ministry said.