The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average of 0.32 weekly positive COVID-19 agglomeration confirmations per 100,000 people in East Java, data updated as of Sunday, March 5, 2023. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 0.21 per 100,000 people per week.
Sidoarjo is the regency with the highest number of weekly positive COVID-19 agglomeration confirmations, at 0.77 per 100,000 people per week. The number of weekly positive COVID-19 agglomeration confirmations in this regency shows no improvement, having increased compared to the previous week, which recorded 0.74 per 100,000 people per week.
The same condition occurs in Surabaya City, which recorded 0.77 weekly positive COVID-19 agglomeration confirmations per 100,000 people per week. In this city, the number of weekly positive COVID-19 agglomeration confirmations is also higher than the previous week, which was only 0.74 per 100,000 people per week. Bangkalan follows, with 0.77 weekly positive COVID-19 agglomeration confirmations per 100,000 people per week in this East Java regency.
Gresik and Mojokerto are next, each recording 0.77 weekly positive COVID-19 agglomeration confirmations per 100,000 people per week.
Nationally, the average number of weekly positive COVID-19 agglomeration confirmations across the 34 provinces is now showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 0.22 per 100,000 people per week.