JAKARTA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- As many as 458 doctors died of COVID-19 in a number of areas in Indonesia from March 2020 to the first week of July, the Indonesian Medical Association's Mitigation Team Leader Adib Khumaidi said Friday.
The death rate of doctors in the last two months has increased drastically, Khumaidi told a press conference, adding that based on the association's report, even the death of doctors due to exposure to COVID-19 reached a seven-fold increase in June.
In July, although it has only been nine days, the total number of doctor deaths has reached 35, he noted.
According to him, the mortality rate of doctors reached a peak in January with 65 deaths.
He also expressed concern that more medical workers are now under medical treatment in the country. Enditem
