The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Bangka Belitung Islands Province currently occurred in West Bangka, with 1.85 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Tuesday, January 18, 2022. This figure is 0.3 cases higher than the second-highest region.
However, despite being the highest, the number of COVID-19 transmissions in West Bangka has decreased compared to the previous week, which was at four cases per 100,000 population per week.
Next in second place is Central Bangka. This regency recorded a weekly confirmation rate of 1.51 cases per 100,000 population. Compared to the previous week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases this week is still higher, meaning there is no improvement yet.
In the top five, besides the two regions above, are South Bangka, Pangkal Pinang City, and East Belitung. Each recorded weekly confirmations of 0.47 cases, 0.47 cases, and 0 cases, respectively.
The good news from this province is that three regencies/cities did not record any increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Other information from today's daily COVID-19 data statistics is that 181 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to the previous week, and 107 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.
Furthermore, 280 regencies/cities in Indonesia, according to the latest developments, reported no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.