The highest increase in confirmed positive Covid-19 cases in South Kalimantan is currently in Balangan, with 2.23 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Saturday, September 24, 2022. This figure is 0.4 cases higher than the second-highest region. However, despite being the highest, the number of Covid-19 transmissions in Balangan has decreased compared to the previous week, which was at five cases per 100,000 population per week.
Next in second place is Banjarbaru city, recording a weekly confirmation rate of 1.79 cases per 100,000 population. Compared to the previous week, which reached 3.21 cases, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases this week is lower.
Rounding out the top five, in addition to the two regions above, are Banjarmasin city, South Hulu Sungai, and Banjar, each recording weekly confirmations of 1.67 cases, 1.26 cases, and 1.16 cases respectively.
According to the Ministry of Health's list, the next five regencies/cities in the top 10 are Central Hulu Sungai, Tanah Bumbu, Kotabaru, and Tabalong. These regions recorded an average increase of over 0.73 cases per 100,000 population.
The good news from this province is that six 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 is that 163 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to the previous week, and 208 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week. Furthermore, 129 regencies/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.