The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 3.04 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in West Papua, data updated as of Sunday, October 16, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 2.19 per 100,000 population/week.
Tambrauw is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, at 12.4 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in this regency has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases.
The same condition occurred in Teluk Bintuni, which recorded 5.79 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 10.12 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Sorong. This regency in West Papua province recorded 5.21 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Fakfak and Manokwari follow, with recorded weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases of 4.85 and 3.97 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 1.89 per 100,000 population/week.