The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average weekly hospital inpatient use in South Kalimantan of 2.69 patients, data updated as of Friday, August 26, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 1.85 patients per 100,000 population/week.
Banjar Regency has the highest weekly hospital inpatient use, at 9.31 patients per 100,000 population/week. The weekly hospital inpatient use in this regency shows no improvement, having increased compared to the previous week's figure of 8.81 patients per 100,000 population/week.
A similar situation occurred in Tabalong Regency, which recorded a weekly hospital inpatient use of 4.22 patients per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 7.29 patients per 100,000 population/week. Tanah Laut Regency follows, recording a weekly hospital inpatient use of 2.84 patients per 100,000 population/week.
Banjarmasin City and Tanah Bumbu Regency are next, with recorded weekly hospital inpatient use of 1.81 patients per 100,000 population/week and 1.72 patients per 100,000 population/week, respectively.
Nationally, the average weekly hospital inpatient use across the 34 provinces is now showing a decrease compared to the previous week's figure of 2.22 patients per 100,000 population/week.