The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.1 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per week in South Sulawesi, data updated as of Sunday, March 19, 2023. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 0.32 per 100,000 population per week.
Bantaeng is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, at 0.52 per 100,000 population per week. The number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in this regency shows no improvement, as it has increased compared to the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases.
The same situation occurs in Wajo, which recorded 0.49 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week. In this regency, the number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases. Enrekang follows, with 0.47 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Makassar City and Maros follow, recording 0.31 and 0.28 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per 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 0.24 per 100,000 population per week.