Meanwhile, the number of people receiving their first COVID-19 dose rose by 550,095 to reach 26,032,131 as of Saturday.
The government is planning to vaccinate 40,349,049 people in the first and second phases of the national vaccination program. The targeted vaccine recipients include healthcare workers, public service officers, and senior citizens.
Overall, the government is seeking to vaccinate 181.5 million citizens, or 70 percent of the country's population, to create herd immunity against the virus.
The vaccination program has been expanded to cover residents aged 18 years and above across the country.
To speed up vaccinations, the government has been working to expand the capacity of vaccination services.
Indonesia has recorded 2,093,962 COVID-19 cases since detecting the first confirmed cases in March, 2020. Of the total patients, 1,842,457 have recovered from COVID-19, while 56,729 have succumbed to the infection.
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Translator: Martha H S/Suharto
Editor: Gusti Nur Cahya Aryani
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