The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 1.28 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in West Sumatra, data updated as of Wednesday, December 7, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 4.04 per 100,000 population/week.
Padang Panjang City ranked first with the highest number of weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases at 7.1 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases in this city has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week, which recorded 1.77 per 100,000 population/week.
The same condition occurred in Padang City, which recorded 3.71 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 4.51 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Solok City. This city in West Sumatra Province recorded 2.64 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Payakumbuh City and Bukittinggi City followed, recording 2.09 and 1.44 weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed agglomerate positive COVID-19 cases across the 34 provinces is now showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 6.27 per 100,000 population/week.