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AP PHOTOS: Graveyard mementos in Jakarta mark virus’s toll

A statue of Virgin Mary is placed on the grave of a woman who died of COVID-19 at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. In the graveyard on Jakarta's outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) The sun sets over Rorotan Cemetery which was reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Jakarta government cleared and dedicated the land at the cemetery for the victims of the virus in March, which helped to make space for thousands of people that were confirmed to have died from the virus during the deadly wave the country experienced over the summer this year. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Workers tidy up at the Muslim section of Rorotan Cemetery which is dedicated for COVID-19 victims, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. The graveyard is split into two sections divided by religion. The large black marker inscribed with an Arabic word "syuhada" (martyrs), marks the Muslim section of the graves while the Christian graves are marked with white crosses. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Indonesian national Red-White flags are put at the grave of a COVID-19 victim at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. In the graveyard on Jakarta's outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) An Indonesian national Red-White flag flutters at the grave of a COVID-19 victim at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. In the graveyard on Jakarta's outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Dried flowers are seen on the grave of a COVID-19 victim at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. In the graveyard on Jakarta's outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Flowers are laid on the grave of a COVID-19 victim at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. In the graveyard on Jakarta's outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) An umbrella lays at the grave of a woman who died of COVID-19 complications at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. In a graveyard on Jakarta's outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) A rosary and a photograph are left at the grave of a man who died of COVID-19 at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. In a graveyard on Jakarta's outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) A photograph is placed on the grave of a man who died of COVID-19 at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Family members left tokens of remembrance on the graves of their loved loved ones that will help future visitors find the grave in the sea of those buried at the cemetery which was reserved for those who died of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Flowers adorn a grave at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. In the graveyard on Jakarta's outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Portraits are left on the graves of those who died of COVID-19 at Rorotan Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. In the graveyard on Jakarta's outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) This photo taken using a drone shows an aerial view of Rorotan Cemetery which was reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Jakarta government cleared and dedicated the land at the cemetery for the victims of the virus in March, which helped to make space for thousands of people that were confirmed to have died from the virus during the deadliest wave the country experienced over the summer this year. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) A worker fixes grave mark at Rorotan Cemetery which was reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Jakarta government cleared and dedicated the land at the cemetery for the victims of the virus in March, which helped to make space for thousands of people that were confirmed to have died from the virus during the deadly wave the country experienced over the summer this year. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)