The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 2.58 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), as of Sunday, November 27, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 6.67 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Sumbawa Regency has the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, at 5.82 per 100,000 population per week. The number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in this regency shows no improvement, having increased from 3.95 per 100,000 population per week the previous week.
A similar situation occurred in Bima Regency, which recorded 4.85 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population. This also represents an increase from 3.11 cases per 100,000 population per week the previous week. Bima City follows, recording 4.26 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population.
Mataram City and Dompu Regency follow, with 3.41 and 3.34 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases across the 34 provinces is showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 7.99 cases per 100,000 population per week.