The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.39 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in South Sulawesi, data updated as of Wednesday, December 28, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 1.07 per 100,000 population/week.
North Toraja Regency had the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, at 2.09 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in this regency shows improvement, with a decrease compared to the previous week, which also recorded 2.09 per 100,000 population/week.
Conversely, in Pare Pare City, Ministry of Health data shows 1.35 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. This figure is higher than the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases. Luwu Regency follows, recording 0.8 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week in South Sulawesi Province.
Makassar City and Bulukumba Regency follow, recording 0.76 and 0.71 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases across the 34 provinces is showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 1.69 per 100,000 population/week.