The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people per week in West Java's agglomeration due to Covid-19, data updated as of Sunday, October 16, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people per week.
Banjar City ranked first with the highest number of deaths, at 0.53 per 100,000 people per week. The death toll in this city shows no improvement, as it increased compared to the previous week, which reported zero deaths.
The same condition occurred in Karawang, which recorded 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people per week. This city also saw a higher death toll compared to the previous week, which reported zero deaths. Bekasi follows, recording 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people per week.
Depok and Sumedang cities followed, each recording 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people per week.
Nationally, the average number of deaths across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was at 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people per week.