Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Weekly People Checked (Thursday, November 10, 2022)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 130 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting weekly testing exceeding the national average. Data as of Thursday, November 10, 2022, shows the national average testing rate at 7.58 percent. This testing achievement data is calculated based on the number of people tested compared to each region's weekly target, which is then reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Semarang, Metro City, Pakpak Bharat, Ciamis, and Bengkulu Utara, with ratios of 161.57 percent, 145.14 percent, 89.29 percent, 89.24 percent, and 69.48 percent, respectively.

Semarang is ranked first. The weekly percentage of people tested there is recorded at 161.57 percent. The latest positive rate is 2.57 percent. The positive rate in this region increased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Metro City. The population of this region is recorded at 174,260. In an effort to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly percentage of people tested is 145.14 percent. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 2.36 percent, or higher than the previous week's ratio.

Furthermore, the weekly percentage of people tested in Pakpak Bharat is recorded at 89.29 percent, 89.24 percent in Ciamis, and 69.48 percent in Bengkulu Utara.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the national Covid data recapitulation, there are 180 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report a higher weekly percentage of people tested than before. Meanwhile, 167 other regencies/cities recorded a lower weekly percentage of people tested compared to the previous week's testing.

Some of the regions outside Java with the highest weekly percentage of people tested include Metro City, Pakpak Bharat, and Bengkulu Utara, with weekly percentages of 145.14 percent, 89.29 percent, and 69.48 percent, respectively.

Although Covid-19 transmission has decreased in some areas, the government urges everyone to continue to reduce 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.