The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 5.77 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population in South Kalimantan, data updated as of Saturday, July 23, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 3.91 per 100,000 population/week.
Banjarbaru City ranked first with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases at 22.49 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in this city shows no improvement, as it increased compared to the previous week, which recorded 12.14 per 100,000 population/week.
The same condition occurred in Banjarmasin City, which recorded 17.79 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. In this city, the number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which was only 8.62 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Banjar City. This city in South Kalimantan Province recorded 6.99 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Hulu Sungai Tengah and Hulu Sungai Utara followed with 6.22 and 4.6 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week, 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, which was only 2.57 per 100,000 population/week.