Weekly Confirmed Positive Cases in North Sulawesi Highest in Tomohon City

The highest increase in confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in North Sulawesi is currently in Tomohon City, with 28.98 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Saturday, September 17, 2022. This figure is 11.23 cases higher than the second-highest area.

However, despite being the highest, the number of Covid-19 infections in Tomohon City has decreased compared to the previous week, which was 37.13 cases per 100,000 population per week.

Next in second place is Manado City, recording a weekly confirmation rate of 17.75 cases per 100,000 population. Compared to the previous week, which reached 20.28 cases, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases this week is lower.

Rounding out the top five, in addition to the two areas above, are Minahasa, North Minahasa, and South Minahasa, recording weekly confirmations of 10.41 cases, 10.25 cases, and 8.41 cases respectively.

According to the Ministry of Health's list, the next five regencies/cities in the top 10 are Bitung City, East Bolaang Mongondow, Sangihe Islands, and Talaud Islands. These areas recorded an average increase of more than three cases per 100,000 population.

The good news from this province is that two regencies/cities recorded no increase in confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.

Other information from today's daily Covid-19 data statistics is that 160 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to the previous week, and 227 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.

In addition, 139 regencies/cities in Indonesia, according to the latest developments, reported no confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.