The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 1.11 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population in Central Sulawesi, data updated as of Monday, January 9, 2023. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 0.6 per 100,000 population/week.
Morowali is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases, at 4.67 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in this regency has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week's figure of 3.89 per 100,000 population/week.
A similar situation occurred in Sigi, which recorded 2.44 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 2.44 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Donggala. This regency in Central Sulawesi province recorded 1.93 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Tojo Una Una and Palu City follow, recording 1.89 and 1.71 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases across the 34 provinces is now showing a decrease compared to the previous week's figure of 0.78 per 100,000 population/week.