Weekly Confirmed Positive Cases in Central Sulawesi Highest in Poso

The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Central Sulawesi currently occurred in Poso, with two cases per 100,000 people per week as of Wednesday, February 2, 2022. This figure is 1.2 cases higher than the second-highest region.

The COVID-19 transmission situation in Poso does not appear to be improving. This is indicated by the number of cases this week, which is still higher than the previous week's figure of 1.11 cases per 100,000 people per week.

Next in second place is Palu city, recording a weekly confirmation rate of 1.73 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 visible improvement.

Rounding out the top five, in addition to the two regions above, are Morowali Utara, Banggai Laut, and Toli Toli. Each recorded weekly confirmations of 1.48 cases, 1.27 cases, and 1.25 cases, respectively.

According to the Ministry of Health's list, the next five regencies/cities in the top 10 are Donggala, Banggai, Parigi Moutong, and Banggai Kepulauan. These regions recorded an average increase of more than 0.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

The good news from this province is that four regencies/cities recorded no increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per week.

Other information from today's daily COVID-19 data statistics is that 351 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to last week, and 41 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.

Furthermore, 116 regencies/cities in Indonesia, according to the latest developments, reported no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per week.