The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Riau is currently in Pekanbaru city, with 3.73 cases per 100,000 people per week as of Thursday, September 29, 2022. This figure is 1.6 cases higher than the second-highest region.
The COVID-19 transmission situation in Pekanbaru city shows no signs of improvement. This is indicated by the number of cases this week, which is still higher than the previous week's figure of 3.65 cases per 100,000 people per week.
Siak is in second place, recording 2.16 weekly confirmed cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Compared to last week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases this week is still higher, meaning there is no apparent improvement.
Rounding out the top five are Kepulauan Meranti, Bengkalis, and Kampar, each recording 1.05 cases, 1.05 cases, and 1 case per week, respectively.
According to the Ministry of Health's list, the next five regencies/cities in the top 10 are Rokan Hulu, Pelalawan, Rokan Hilir, and Indragiri Hulu. These regions recorded an average increase of over 0.22 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The good news from this province is that two regencies/cities recorded no increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per week.
Other information from today's daily COVID-19 statistics shows that 171 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to last week, and 212 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.
Furthermore, 128 regencies/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per week.