The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in NTB currently occurred in West Sumbawa, with 1.22 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Tuesday, August 23, 2022. This figure is 0.5 cases higher than the second-highest region.
The COVID-19 transmission situation in West Sumbawa does not appear to be improving. The Ministry of Health recorded no weekly cases per 100,000 population in this region the previous week.
Mataram City is in second place, recording 0.76 weekly confirmed cases per 100,000 population. Compared to the previous week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases this week is still higher, meaning no improvement is evident.
Rounding out the top five, besides the two regions above, are Bima City, Sumbawa, and West Lombok, recording 0.53, 0.42, and 0.27 weekly confirmed cases, respectively.
The good news from this province is that two regencies/cities recorded no increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Other information from today's daily COVID-19 statistics is that 182 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to the previous week, and 204 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmed cases than the previous week.
Furthermore, 133 regencies/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.