Government: The Covid-19 Death Rate in Indonesia is Higher than Global

TRIBUNBATAM.id - Government Spokesperson for Handling Covid-19, Achmad Yurianto said, the average death rate in the country due to Covid-19 was higher than the average global mortality rate. 

This was conveyed directly by Yurianto in a press conference at BNPB, Jakarta, Sunday (07/07/2020). 

Yurianto said, if the death rate due to Covid-19 is seen nationally, currently it has reached 5 percent. 

"When viewed from the national death rate, there are 5 percent," Yurianto said. 

The number, he said, is higher than the average world mortality rate. As of Sunday, the world mortality rate reached 4.72 percent. 

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"This is relatively higher than the world average, which is 4.72 percent," he said.

The number of patients dying from Covid-19 in Indonesia reached 3,171 people on Sunday. 

The increase in number was obtained after there were an additional of 82 Covid-19 patients who died.

In total, the number of Covid-19 cases has reached 63,749 since it was first announced on March 2 last. 

The number was obtained after there were an additional 1,607 positive cases. 

Meanwhile, the number of patients recovered increased by 886, bringing the total to 29,105. (*) 

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