The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in South Sulawesi is currently in Makassar City, with 1.08 cases per 100,000 people per week as of Thursday, June 23, 2022. This figure is 0.3 cases higher than the second-highest region.
The COVID-19 transmission situation in Makassar City shows no signs of improvement. This is indicated by the number of cases this week, which is still higher than the previous week's figure of 0.57 cases per 100,000 people per week.
Pinrang is in second place, recording 0.78 weekly confirmed cases per 100,000 people. Compared to last week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases this week is still higher, meaning there is no apparent improvement.
Rounding out the top five are Luwu, Soppeng, and Tana Toraja, recording 0.54, 0.43, and 0.41 weekly confirmed cases, respectively.
According to the Ministry of Health's list, the next five regencies/cities in the top 10 are Luwu Timur, Pangkajene Kepulauan, Wajo, and Bone. These regions recorded an average increase of over 0.13 cases per 100,000 people.
The good news from this province is that 14 regencies/cities recorded no increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people per week.
Other information from today's daily COVID-19 data statistics shows that 164 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to last week, and 81 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.
Furthermore, 297 regencies/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people per week.