The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.52 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in South Sumatra, data updated as of Sunday, October 16, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 2.19 per 100,000 population/week.
Palembang City ranked first with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at 2.99 per 100,000 population/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 2.76 per 100,000 population/week.
The same condition occurred in Ogan Ilir, which recorded 1.35 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. In this city, the number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which was only 0.23 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Muara Enim. This city in South Sumatra Province recorded 1.05 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Musi Rawas Utara and Banyuasin followed with 1 and 0.56 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 currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was only 1.89 per 100,000 population/week.