The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.22 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in West Kalimantan, data updated as of Wednesday, March 15, 2023. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 0.31 per 100,000 population/week.
Mempawah is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, at 0.74 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in this regency shows improvement, with a decrease compared to the previous week, which recorded 0.74 per 100,000 population/week.
Conversely, for Pontianak City, Ministry of Health data shows 0.59 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population. This figure is lower than the previous week's 0.89 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Sambas Regency in West Kalimantan Province, recording 0.55 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population.
Melawi and Kapuas Hulu follow, with 0.46 and 0.36 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 currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week, which was 0.22 per 100,000 population/week.