The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.82 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population in Bengkulu, data updated as of Tuesday, October 18, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 2.27 per 100,000 population/week.
North Bengkulu is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases, at 3.23 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in this regency shows no improvement, as it has increased compared to the previous week, which recorded 0.65 per 100,000 population/week.
The same condition occurs in Bengkulu City, which recorded 1.85 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. In this regency, the number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which was only 0.53 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Central Bengkulu. This regency in Bengkulu province recorded 0.86 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Rejang Lebong and South Bengkulu follow, with recorded weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases of 0.72 and 0.56 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 1.96 per 100,000 population/week.