The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 2.53 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population in North Sulawesi, data updated as of Sunday, August 14, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 5.14 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Tomohon City ranked first with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases at 11.77 per 100,000 population 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 9.06 cases per 100,000 population per week.
The same condition occurred in Manado City, which recorded 10.83 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population. This figure is lower than the previous week's 12.22 cases per 100,000 population. Next is North Minahasa. This city in North Sulawesi province recorded 4.39 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population.
South Minahasa and Southeast Minahasa followed with 3.77 and 1.87 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population, 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, which was 5.39 cases per 100,000 population per week.