The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.35 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in North Sumatra, data updated as of Wednesday, July 6, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 1.51 per 100,000 people per week.
Samosir Regency has the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, at 3.93 per 100,000 people per week. The number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in this regency shows no improvement, as it has increased compared to the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases.
The same situation occurs in Pematangsiantar City, which recorded 2.3 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. In this city, the number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which was only 0.38 per 100,000 people per week. Following is Sibolga City. This regency in North Sumatra province recorded 2.28 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people.
Medan City and Toba Samosir Regency follow, with recorded weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases of 1.2 and 0.54 per 100,000 people per 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 1.29 per 100,000 people per week.