The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.29 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in North Sumatra, data updated as of Thursday, January 12, 2023. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 0.55 per 100,000 population/week.
Tanjung Balai City ranked first with the highest number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at 1.08 per 100,000 population/week. The number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in this city shows no improvement, as it increased compared to the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases.
Dairi showed a similar situation, recording 1.05 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week. In this city, the number of weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is also higher than the previous week, which reported zero weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases. Humbang Hasundutan follows, recording 1.01 weekly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population/week.
Tapanuli Tengah and Samosir are next, with 0.97 and 0.78 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 now showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 0.62 per 100,000 population/week.