Weekly Confirmed Positive Cases in North Sumatra Highest in Pematangsiantar City

The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in North Sumatra currently occurred in Pematangsiantar City, with 18.01 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Tuesday, August 30, 2022. This figure is six cases higher than the second-highest region.

The COVID-19 transmission situation in Pematangsiantar City appears to be unimproved. This is indicated by the number of cases this week, which is still higher than the previous week's figure of 12.65 cases per 100,000 population per week.

Samosir is next in second place. This region recorded a weekly confirmation rate of 11.79 cases per 100,000 population. Compared to last week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases this week is still higher, meaning no improvement is evident.

In addition to the two regions above, the top five also include Medan City, Tebing Tinggi City, and Toba Samosir Regency. Each recorded weekly confirmations of 11.58 cases, five cases, and four cases, respectively.

According to the Ministry of Health's list, the next five regencies/cities in the top 10 are Tanjung Balai City, Simalungun Regency, Dairi Regency, and Deli Serdang Regency. These regions recorded an average increase of more than two cases per 100,000 population.

The good news from this province is that seven 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 207 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to last week, and 186 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.

Furthermore, 130 regencies/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.