The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 5.56 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population in South Sulawesi, data updated as of Sunday, October 30, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 3.91 cases per 100,000 population per week.
North Toraja is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases, at 22.17 per 100,000 population per week. The number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in this regency shows no improvement, having increased from 12.55 per 100,000 population per week the previous week.
A similar situation occurred in Soppeng, which recorded 17.83 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population. This also represents an increase from the previous week's figure of 10.44 per 100,000 population per week. Next is Makassar City. This regency in South Sulawesi province recorded 16.41 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population.
Pangkajene Kepulauan and Maros follow, with 8.19 and 6.94 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 currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week's figure of 2.81 per 100,000 population per week.