The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 1.18 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population in Riau, as of Thursday, December 15, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 2.45 per 100,000 population/week.
Kuantan Singingi is the regency with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases, at 3.09 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in this regency has not improved, showing an increase compared to the previous week's figure of 2.17 per 100,000 population/week.
The same condition is observed in Pekanbaru City, which recorded 3.05 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 5.26 per 100,000 population/week. Next is Rokan Hulu Regency. This regency in Riau Province recorded 1.61 weekly confirmed positive Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Kepulauan Meranti and Kampar follow, with 1.58 and 1.45 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 showing a decrease compared to the previous week's figure of 3.76 per 100,000 population/week.