The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Central Sulawesi currently occurred in Morowali, with 0.79 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Tuesday, May 31, 2022. This figure is 0.1 cases higher than the second-highest region.
The COVID-19 transmission situation in Morowali does not appear to be improving. The Ministry of Health recorded no weekly cases per 100,000 population in the region the previous week.
Poso is next in second place, recording a weekly confirmation rate of 0.74 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, in addition to the two regions above, are Palu City, Sigi, and Banggai Islands, recording weekly confirmations of 0.74 cases, 0.41 cases, and 0 cases, respectively.
The good news from this province is that nine regencies/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 110 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to the previous week, and 179 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.
Furthermore, 314 regencies/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.