No Daily Records, Weekly Cases in 32 Provinces Show a Decreasing Trend

Over the past week (August 6-12), weekly data trends show 32 provinces experiencing a downward trend and two provinces showing an upward trend. Continuing from the previous week, Jambi is one of the provinces that successfully controlled the COVID-19 pandemic this week. The weekly trend of COVID-19 transmission in this region is decreasing, even showing a negative value, the lowest compared to other provinces. Weekly transmission in this region was recorded at -71.59 percent, ranking 34th nationally.

The previous week showed a different condition, with an extreme increase in case trends. Currently, Jambi has continuously succeeded in lowering the transmission rate from its highest point of 115.62 percent on Sunday (August 1st), gradually decreasing to its current level.

| Province-alias | Positivity Rate (7DMA) | Treatment (BOR/week) |
|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
| Banten | 26.2 | 41.6 |
| Jambi | 55.5 | 55.1 |
| Jawa Barat | 32.6 | 40.8 |
| Sulawesi Tenggara | 33.9 | 48.5 |
| Sumatera Selatan | 39.1 | 64.9 |

Jambi is among the top five provinces, along with Sumatera Selatan, Jawa Barat, Banten, and Sulawesi Tenggara. As of yesterday, these four regions recorded an average growth of -60.74 percent. Nationally, weekly COVID-19 case growth has decreased by -35 percent.

The trend of COVID-19 infections in this province, over the past seven days, although decreasing, still shows an average daily increase in virus cases. Compared to the previous week, the trend is flattening, showing only a small difference between weeks. This indicates that social restrictions in this region have limited the spread of COVID-19.

The high prevalence of COVID-19 in this region is evident in the province's positivity rate, which is among the top 10 nationally. Weekly comparisons show no change in the graph over the past week. This region still records a positivity rate above the national average.

At the provincial level, the latest COVID-19 infection data by age group as of Thursday (August 12th) shows the largest number of cases are from the adult group (31-45 years old) at 6,945 people. The next largest groups are young adults (19-30 years old) at 5,728 people, early seniors (46-59 years old) at 4,786 people, children (6-18 years old) at 2,893 people, and the elderly (over 60 years old) at 2,226 people. The smallest group is toddlers (0-5 years old) at 696 people.