The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people per week in East Kalimantan due to COVID-19, data updated as of Thursday, November 17, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people per week.
Mahakam Ulu Regency has the highest number of COVID-19 deaths, with 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people per week. The number of COVID-19 deaths in this regency shows no sign of improvement, as it has increased compared to the previous week, which reported zero COVID-19 deaths.
A similar situation occurred in West Kutai Regency, which recorded 0.66 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people per week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people per week. Next is North Penajam Paser Regency. This regency in East Kalimantan province recorded 0.62 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people per week.
Balikpapan and Bontang cities follow, recording 0.62 and 0.54 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people per week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of COVID-19 deaths across the 34 provinces is showing a downward trend compared to the previous week, which was 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people per week.