At least 458 doctors in Indonesia have died of Covid-19 from March 2020 to the first week of July 2021, a top official announced here.
The death rate of doctors in the last two months has increased drastically, Indonesian Medical Association s Mitigation Team Leader Adib Khumaidi told a press conference on Friday.
He added that based on the association s report, the death of doctors due to exposure to Covid-19 reached a seven-fold increase in June, reports Xinhua news agency.
In July, the total number of doctor deaths has reached 35, he noted.
According to Khumaidi, the mortality rate of doctors reached a peak in January with 65 deaths.
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