Abstract:
COVID-19 is a disease caused by the Corona Virus that is transmitted to humans and
attacks the respiratory system. COVID-19 was first detected in the city of Wuhan, China
at the end of 2019 and has spread very quickly to all countries including Indonesia.
Currently, the spread of COVID-19 cases has been evenly distributed in almost all
regions of the world, one of which is in Indonesia, especially Riau Province. This study
aims to produce information on the clustering of areas for the spread of COVID-19
cases in Riau Province. The clustering of areas for the spread of COVID-19 cases was
carried out using the k-means clustering method by grouping areas into 3 clusters,
namely areas with high, medium, and low levels of spread. The final result of this study
is that there were 118 sub-districts from various districts that were included in the
cluster of areas with a low level of spread, 28 sub-districts from various districts that
were included in the cluster of areas with a medium level of spread, and 5 sub-districts
in the city of Pekanbaru that were included in the cluster of areas with a high level of
spread.
