JAKARTA, Feb 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – As many as 303 doctors have died, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, according to the Indonesia Medical Association today.
Among the 303 doctors, 169 are general practitioners, 129 specialists, and five resident doctors.
The oldest doctors who died of COVID-19 were aged between 81 and 85, and the number stands at six. The youngest were aged between 28 and 30, and the number stands at 11.
Jan, 2021, is the month with the highest fatality of doctors due to the pandemic, which stood at 57, while in Dec, 2020, the virus killed 55 doctors in the country.
The provinces with the highest death toll of doctors due to the pandemic are East Java (60), followed by Jakarta and Central Java, both at 44 each, West Java (34), and North Sumatra (27).