Indonesia’s coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 on Wednesday as the country struggles to control the spread of the Delta variant.
Southeast Asia’s biggest economy has now detected Delta in dozens of regions since it was first found in the archipelago in June.
Scores of Indonesians are dying at home, unable to access hospital care or medical oxygen supplies as health care facilities are stretched to the limit.
More than 3.5 million infections have been recorded to date though official figures are widely believed to be an underestimate.
“The deaths happened… mainly because of lateness to recognise the severity of the symptoms and to refer patients,” said Covid-19 taskforce spokeswoman Siti Nadia Tarmizi.
Indonesia reported 1,747 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing its total to 100,636
