The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in West Sumatra currently occurred in Bukittinggi city, with 0.72 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Friday, July 1, 2022. This figure is 0 cases higher than the second-highest region.
The COVID-19 transmission situation in Bukittinggi city appears to be unimproved. The Ministry of Health recorded no weekly cases per 100,000 population in this region the previous week.
Padang city is next in second place, recording a weekly confirmation rate of 0.7 cases per 100,000 population. Compared to the previous week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases this week is still higher, meaning no improvement is evident.
Rounding out the top five, besides the two regions above, are Sijunjung, Agam, and Payakumbuh city, recording weekly confirmations of 0.4 cases, 0.2 cases, and 0 cases, respectively.
The good news from this province is that 15 districts/cities recorded no increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.
Other information from today's daily COVID-19 data statistics shows that 161 districts/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to the previous week, and 102 other districts/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.
Furthermore, 279 districts/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.