The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average seven-day positivity rate of 20.96 percent in Riau Islands, as of Saturday, March 12, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 13.86 percent.
Bintan is the regency with the highest seven-day positivity rate at 33.87 percent. The seven-day positivity rate in this regency shows no improvement, having increased from 23.79 percent the previous week.
A similar situation occurred in Tanjung Pinang City, which recorded a seven-day positivity rate of 23.33 percent. In this regency, the seven-day positivity rate is also higher than the previous week's 21.79 percent. Following is Lingga Regency, also in Riau Islands Province, which recorded a seven-day positivity rate of 22.73 percent.
Anambas Islands and Karimun follow, with seven-day positivity rates of 21.18 percent and 21.01 percent, respectively.
Nationally, the average seven-day positivity rate across the 34 provinces is now showing a decrease compared to the previous week's figure of 15.57 percent.