The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 111.7 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people per week in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), data updated as of Sunday, March 13, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 47.1 cases per 100,000 people per week.
Central Sumba is the regency with the highest number of confirmed positive cases, at 277.9 per 100,000 people per week. The number of confirmed positive cases in this regency shows no improvement, having increased from 231.58 per 100,000 people per week the previous week.
A similar situation occurred in Kupang City, which recorded 212.68 confirmed positive cases per 100,000 people per week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 466.66 cases per 100,000 people per week. Following this is Sabu Raijua Regency. This regency in NTT province recorded 194.07 confirmed positive cases per 100,000 people per week.
Belu and West Sumba follow, with 176.72 and 156.6 confirmed positive cases per 100,000 people per week, respectively.
Nationally, the average number of confirmed positive cases across the 34 provinces is now showing a decrease compared to the previous week's figure of 65.82 cases per 100,000 people per week.