The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in West Sumatra currently occurred in Dharmasraya, with 1.1 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Wednesday, May 18, 2022. This figure is 0.5 cases higher than the second-highest region.
The COVID-19 transmission situation in Dharmasraya does not appear to be improving. This is indicated by the number of cases this week, which is still higher than the previous week's figure of 0.37 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Padang is next in second place, recording a weekly confirmation rate of 0.6 cases per 100,000 population. Compared to last week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases this week is still higher, meaning there is no sign of improvement.
Rounding out the top five, besides the two regions above, are Padang Pariaman, Pasaman Barat, and Agam, recording weekly confirmations of 0.24 cases, 0.21 cases, and 0.2 cases, respectively.
The good news from this province is that 14 districts/cities did not record any increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Other information from today's daily COVID-19 statistics is that 127 districts/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to last week, and 146 other districts/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.
Furthermore, 278 districts/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.