The highest increase in confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in NTT currently occurred in Lembata, with 0.66 cases per 100,000 population per week as of Monday, May 16, 2022. This figure is 0.1 cases higher than the second-highest region.
The COVID-19 transmission situation in Lembata does not appear to be improving. The Ministry of Health recorded no weekly cases per 100,000 population in the region the previous week.
Ngada is next, recording 0.59 weekly confirmed cases per 100,000 population. Compared to the previous week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases this week is still higher, meaning no improvement is evident.
Rounding out the top five, in addition to the two regions above, are Kupang City, Ende, and Manggarai Barat, recording 0.43, 0.36, and 0.34 weekly confirmed cases, respectively.
According to the Ministry of Health's list, the next five regencies/cities in the top 10 are Kupang, Malaka, Alor, and Sumba Timur. These regions recorded an average increase of over 0.24 cases per 100,000 population.
The good news from this province is that 15 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 shows that 187 regencies/cities in Indonesia recorded a higher increase compared to the previous week, and 84 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly confirmations than the previous week.
Furthermore, 265 regencies/cities in Indonesia currently report no confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population per week.