The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.19 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in NTT, based on data updated on Friday, February 17, 2023. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 0.21 per 100,000 population/week.
Nagekeo is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, at 1.32 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 recorded 1.32 per 100,000 population/week.
Conversely, for East Sumba, Ministry of Health data shows a weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 case count of 0.74 per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 1.11 per 100,000 population/week. Next is West Sumba. This regency in NTT province recorded 0.73 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Kupang City and East Flores follow, recording 0.62 and 0.38 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 now showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 0.22 per 100,000 population/week.