A medical worker takes a swab sample from a student for nucleic acid test in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Jan. 27, 2022. Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 8,077 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 2, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country. With the increase, the country's tally of infections rose to 4,309,270, the country's Health Ministry said. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)
JAKARTA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 8,077 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 2, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country.
With the increase, the country's tally of infections rose to 4,309,270, the country's Health Ministry said.
At a press conference on Thursday, Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin reported that the total number of confirmed Omicron cases in the Southeast Asian country has increased to 1,988.
To date, the number of patients who have died due to the coronavirus variant has risen to three, he said.
The death toll from COVID-19 in Indonesia in the past 24 hours rose by seven to 144,261, while 1,643 more people recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,129,305.
As the government is accelerating its national vaccination program to curb the spread of the virus, more than 183.06 million people have received their first doses of vaccines, while over 126.41 million have taken the second doses.
Indonesia started mass COVID-19 vaccinations in January last year after the authorities approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine.
Aiming to fully vaccinate 208.26 million people in the country, the government has administered over 310.85 million doses, including the third booster jabs. ■
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a student for nucleic acid test in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Jan. 27, 2022. Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 8,077 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 2, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country. With the increase, the country's tally of infections rose to 4,309,270, the country's Health Ministry said. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)
Medical workers take swab samples from students for nucleic acid test in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Jan. 27, 2022. Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 8,077 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 2, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country. With the increase, the country's tally of infections rose to 4,309,270, the country's Health Ministry said. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)
A member of the Indonesian Red Cross Society conducts disinfection at a school building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 28, 2022. Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 8,077 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 2, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)
A member of the Indonesian Red Cross Society conducts disinfection at a school building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 28, 2022. Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 8,077 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 2, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)
A member of the Indonesian Red Cross Society conducts disinfection at a school building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 28, 2022. Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 8,077 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 2, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)
A member of the Indonesian Red Cross Society conducts disinfection at a school building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 28, 2022. Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 8,077 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 2, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)
A member of the Indonesian Red Cross Society conducts disinfection at a school building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 28, 2022. Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 8,077 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 2, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the country. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)
