The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.96 weekly confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population in Banten, as of Saturday, February 25, 2023. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 0.2 per 100,000 population per week.
South Tangerang City ranked first with the highest number of weekly confirmed Covid-19 cases at 3.87 per 100,000 population per week. The number of weekly confirmed Covid-19 cases in this city shows no improvement, as it increased compared to the previous week, which recorded 3.21 per 100,000 population per week.
The same condition occurred in Tangerang City, which recorded 1.88 weekly confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week. In this city, the number of weekly confirmed Covid-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which was only 1.62 per 100,000 population per week. Tangerang City follows, recording 0.65 weekly confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Cilegon City and Serang City followed with 0.44 and 0.41 weekly confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed Covid-19 cases across the 34 provinces is now showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 0.2 per 100,000 population per week.