Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Suspect Examinations per Week (Monday, May 23, 2022)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 132 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting weekly suspect testing percentages above the national average. Data as of Monday, May 23, 2022, shows the national average testing rate at 5.24 percent. This suspect testing data is calculated based on the number of suspected individuals and close contacts compared to the number of people tested in each region, which is then reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Pangandaran, Simalungun, Mandailing Natal, North Padang Lawas, and Pidie, with ratios of 83.78 percent, 81.75 percent, 63.92 percent, 56.06 percent, and 46.05 percent respectively.

Pangandaran is ranked first. With a population of 407,350, the weekly suspect testing percentage here is recorded at 83.78 percent. The latest positive rate is 0 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Next is Simalungun. The population in this region is recorded at 877,710. In an effort to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly suspect testing percentage is 81.75 percent. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 0.12 percent, or has decreased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Then, Mandailing Natal recorded 63.92 percent, the weekly suspect testing percentage in North Padang Lawas is recorded at 56.06 percent, and Pidie recorded 46.05 percent.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 257 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report a higher daily weekly suspect testing percentage than before. Meanwhile, 95 other regencies/cities recorded a lower weekly suspect testing percentage compared to the previous week's testing.

Some of the regions outside Java with the highest weekly suspect testing percentage ratios include Simalungun, Mandailing Natal, and North Padang Lawas, with weekly suspect testing percentages of 81.75 percent, 63.92 percent, and 56.06 percent respectively.

Although Covid-19 transmission in some areas has decreased, the government urges everyone to continue to participate in reducing Covid-19 transmission by always wearing masks, maintaining distance, and frequently washing hands with soap and running water. Avoiding crowds and reducing mobility also contribute to curbing the spread of the coronavirus.