The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 1.04 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in West Java, based on data updated on Monday, March 27, 2023. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 0.36 cases per 100,000 people per week.
Bandung City ranks first with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases, at 3.5 per 100,000 people per week. The number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in this city has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week, which recorded 3.42 cases per 100,000 people per week.
The same condition occurs in Depok City, which recorded 3.2 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people. In this city, the number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which was only 1.98 cases per 100,000 people per week. Bekasi City follows, recording 2.62 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people.
Bogor City and Cimahi City follow, recording 2.13 and 2.12 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people, 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 0.32 cases per 100,000 people per week.