The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.14 weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in West Sumatra, data updated as of Wednesday, January 11, 2023. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 0.57 cases per 100,000 people per week.
Bukittinggi City ranked first with the highest number of weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases at 0.71 per 100,000 people per week. The number of weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases in this city shows no improvement, as it increased compared to the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases.
A similar situation occurred in Solok Selatan, which recorded 0.54 weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. In this city, the number of weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Padang City follows, recording 0.4 weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people.
Tanah Datar and Padang Pariaman are next, with 0.29 and 0.24 weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed COVID-19 cases across the 34 provinces is showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 0.67 cases per 100,000 people per week.