The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.19 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in NTT, data updated as of Sunday, March 26, 2023. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 0.34 per 100,000 population/week.
West Sumba is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases, at 1.46 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases in this regency has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases.
The same condition occurred in Central Sumba, which recorded 1.31 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 2.61 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Malaka. This regency in NTT province recorded 0.49 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
North Central Timor and Sikka follow, with recorded weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases of 0.38 and 0.31 per 100,000 population/week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was 0.32 per 100,000 population/week.