The largest oxygen company's CEO of Indonesia has died by COVID-19 as the latest coronavirus wave

 

Indonesia is suffering from an oxygen shortage as Covid-19 and the Delta variant rip through the country. Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters

The CEO of Indonesia's biggest oxygen supplier has died by COVID-19 as the country faces down Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreak.

Arief Harsono, the founder of gas conglomerate Samator Group and chairman of various industry associations, died on Friday at a hospital on the eastern island of Java, according to his staff and colleagues.

Prominent politician Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, daughter of Indonesia's founding father and first president Sukarno, also died on Friday after being treated for COVID-19.

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Indonesia continue to hit record highs, with Tuesday's daily count confirmed at 31,189 new cases and 728 deaths. The country has reported a total of 2.3 million coronavirus cases and 61,868 deaths to date. Only 8.6% of the country's population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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