The data cover 63 districts and cities. Spokeswoman Widyawati said the total includes 3,906 additional cases recorded on 2 November; these are therefore not infections that all occurred on the announcement date.
The ministry recorded 91,913 cases among children aged zero to five, 87,704 among children aged six to nine and 56,092 among people over 60. ANTARA and Metro TV reported the figures presented in Jakarta.
Authorities link the health monitoring to smoke exposure. This respiratory-infection tally should be distinguished from separately published statistical estimates of pollution-related mortality.