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JAKARTA, Sept. 26 (Jakarta): Indonesia’s Covid-19 cases rose by 4,494 in one day to 271,339, and the death toll rose by 90 to 10,308, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
According to the ministry, 3,207 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 199,403.
However, the actual number of deaths from Covid-19 in Indonesia could be three times the reported figure, which reached 10,308 on Saturday (September 26).
Dicky Budiman, an epidemiologist at Australia’s Griffith University, said Indonesia had the highest number of Covid-19 deaths of all Asean countries and that the nation ranked third in Covid-19 deaths among Asian countries.
According to Dicky, the death toll is a valid indicator of the management of Covid-19 in certain countries and regions.
But he said the actual death toll in Indonesia could triple the reported figure.
“Indonesia should refer to the WHO (World Health Organization) definition of death from Covid-19 and should implement it in the country for our own good,” said Dicky, quoted by kompas.com on Friday (September 25) .
According to the WHO, a death from Covid-19 is defined for follow-up purposes as a death resulting from a clinically compatible disease in a probable or confirmed virus case, unless there is a clear alternative cause of death that cannot be related to Covid-19, for example, trauma.
There should not be a complete Covid-19 recovery period between illness and death.
A death from Covid-19 cannot be attributed to another disease, such as cancer, and must be counted regardless of pre-existing conditions that are suspected of triggering a severe course of the coronavirus.
Dicky said the more than 10,000 Indonesian deaths were confirmed.
“Meanwhile, we do not count (the deaths of people with) probable or suspected conditions. If we count them all, we could see three more times, “he added.
The virus has spread to the 34 provinces of the country.
The total number of recovered patients has also increased to 199,403. The capital city registered 1,322 new confirmed cases, bringing the total count to 69,224. Meanwhile, West Java reported 386 new cases, Central Java 364, East Java 279, Riau 262, and Central Kalimantan 219.
The virus has spread to the 34 provinces of the country. – Jakarta Post / Asian News Network
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