The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 3.62 COVID-19 hospitalized patients per 100,000 people per week in Maluku, as of Saturday, February 19, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 8.02 patients per 100,000 people per week.
Ambon City ranked first with the highest hospitalization rate at 7.22 patients per 100,000 people per week. Hospitalization rates in this city show improvement, with a decrease compared to the previous week, which recorded 12.59 patients per 100,000 people per week.
Conversely, in Southwest Maluku, Ministry of Health data shows a hospitalization rate of 6.78 patients per 100,000 people per week. This figure is the same as the previous week's rate of 6.78 patients per 100,000 people per week. Next is West Seram Regency. This city in Maluku province recorded a hospitalization rate of 4.04 patients per 100,000 people per week.
Aru Islands and Southeast Maluku follow, with hospitalization rates of 3.15 patients and 2.66 patients per 100,000 people per week, respectively.
Nationally, the average hospitalization rate across the 34 provinces is currently increasing compared to the previous week, which was 6.77 patients per 100,000 people per week.