The highest increase in confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in Riau Islands currently occurred in Tanjung Pinang city, with 11.78 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Sunday, August 28, 2022. This figure is 0.3 cases higher than the second-highest region.
However, despite being the highest, the number of Covid-19 transmissions in Tanjung Pinang city has decreased compared to the previous week, which was at 16.32 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Next in second place is Bintan. This region recorded a weekly confirmation rate of 11.44 cases per 100,000 population. Compared to the previous week, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases this week is still higher, meaning there is no improvement yet.
In the top five, besides the two regions above, are Batam city, Karimun, and Anambas Islands. Each recorded weekly confirmations of two cases, 1.67 cases, and 0 cases, respectively.
The good news from this province is that three districts/cities did not record any increase in confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Other information from today's daily Covid-19 data statistics is that 218 districts/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to the previous week, and 172 other districts/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.
Furthermore, 135 districts/cities in Indonesia, according to the latest developments, reported no confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.