The highest increase in confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in North Maluku is currently in Tidore Islands city, with 3.94 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Tuesday, September 27, 2022. This figure is seven times higher than the case count in the second-highest region.
The Covid-19 transmission situation in Tidore Islands city appears to be unimproved. The Ministry of Health recorded no weekly cases per 100,000 population in the region the previous week.
Next in second place is North Halmahera. This regency recorded a weekly confirmation rate of 0.51 cases per 100,000 population. Compared to the previous week, which reached 1.01 cases, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases this week is lower.
Rounding out the top five, besides the two regions above, are South Halmahera, East Halmahera, and Sula Islands. Each recorded a weekly confirmation count of 0.42 cases, while the other two regions recorded no cases.
The good news from this province is that seven regencies/cities recorded no increase in confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Other information from today's daily Covid-19 data statistics is that 156 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to the previous week, and 232 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.
Furthermore, 136 regencies/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.