The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.32 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in NTT, as of Friday, March 31, 2023. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 0.45 per 100,000 population per week.
West Sumba is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases, at 1.46 per 100,000 population per week. The number of weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases in this regency has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week, which recorded 0.73 per 100,000 population per week.
The same condition occurred in Central Sumba, which recorded 1.31 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population. This figure is lower than the previous week, which also recorded 1.31 per 100,000 population per week. East Sumba follows, recording 0.74 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population.
Nagekeo and Kupang City are next, recording 0.66 and 0.62 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was 0.31 per 100,000 population per week.