The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.96 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population in West Java, data updated as of Sunday, March 12, 2023. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 0.26 per 100,000 population/week.
Cimahi City ranked first with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases at 4.4 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in this city has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week, which recorded 1.3 per 100,000 population/week.
The same condition occurred in Bekasi City, which recorded 2.9 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. In this city, the number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which was only 2.11 per 100,000 population/week. Depok City follows, recording 2.51 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Bandung City and Bogor City are next, with recorded weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases of 2.35 and 2.31 per 100,000 population/week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was only 0.21 per 100,000 population/week.