The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.36 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in East Java, data updated as of Thursday, March 16, 2023. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 0.32 per 100,000 people per week.
Surabaya ranks first with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at 1.94 per 100,000 people per week. The number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in this city shows improvement with a decrease compared to the previous week, which recorded 2.01 per 100,000 people per week.
Conversely, for Malang city, Ministry of Health data shows the number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at 1.69 per 100,000 people per week. This figure is higher than the previous week, which was only 0.9 per 100,000 people per week. Next is Madiun. This city in East Java province recorded 1.16 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people per week.
Nganjuk and Batu city follow, recording 1.03 and 0.93 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people per week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was only 0.22 per 100,000 people per week.