The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people per week in West Java's agglomeration due to Covid-19, data updated as of Wednesday, January 18, 2023. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people per week.
Cirebon is the regency with the highest number of deaths, at 0.04 per 100,000 people per week. The death rate in this regency has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week, which reported zero deaths.
A similar situation occurred in Garut, recording 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people per week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people per week. Next is Depok City. This regency in West Java province recorded 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people per week.
Bekasi City and Bogor City follow with 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people per week and 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people per week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of deaths across the 34 provinces is showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people per week.