The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 8.23 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population in Central Java, data updated as of Sunday, November 13, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 7.32 per 100,000 population/week.
Magelang City ranked first with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases at 26.25 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 19.69 per 100,000 population/week.
The same condition occurred in Surakarta City, which recorded 23.47 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 18.47 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Semarang City. This city in Central Java Province recorded 20.26 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Sukoharjo and Pekalongan City followed, recording 15.16 and 15.07 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 5.65 per 100,000 population/week.