Over 53 million Indonesians receive second COVID-19 dose

At least 53,006,923 Indonesians have received their second jab of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, according to data provided by the COVID-19 Response Task Force.

The number of fully vaccinated people rose by 330,871 on Monday compared to the day before, according to the latest data from the task force, made available to ANTARA on Monday.

Meanwhile, the number of Indonesians receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine dose increased by 443,244 to reach 94,223,690 .

As per the data, the number of healthcare workers receiving the third or booster dose of COVID-19 rose by 2,239 to touch 962,619. Overall, Indonesia is seeking to vaccinate 208,265,720 citizens to build herd immunity against the coronavirus under its nationwide vaccination drive, which was rolled out on January 13, 2021.

In the 24 hours ended Monday afternoon, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Indonesia fell by 1,822 to 31,054, data from the task force shows.

However, the number of people contracting SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, increased by 922 to cross 4,220,206. The country reported its first confirmed COVID-19 cases in March 2020.

Source: Antara News