The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 4.11 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, data updated as of Saturday, September 17, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 2.72 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Belitung Regency has the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, at 9.37 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in this regency has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week's figure of 5.21 per 100,000 population/week.
A similar situation occurred in Pangkal Pinang City, which recorded 7.43 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 9.29 per 100,000 population/week. Bangka Tengah Regency follows, recording 5.04 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Bangka and Bangka Barat Regencies are next, with 2.64 and 2.32 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's figure of 3.12 per 100,000 population/week.