Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of People Tested per Week (Week of February 5, 2023)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 97 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting weekly testing exceeding the national average. Data from Sunday, February 5th, 2023, shows the national average testing rate at 7.88 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 Balikpapan City, Purwakarta, Kutai Kartanegara, Banjarbaru City, and Tarakan City, with ratios of 241.3 percent, 138.37 percent, 135.27 percent, 115 percent, and 98.12 percent respectively.

Balikpapan City ranks first. With a population of 649,420, the weekly testing percentage is recorded at 241.3 percent. The latest positive rate is 0.51 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Purwakarta. The population in this region is recorded at 965,370. In an effort to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly testing percentage is 138.37 percent. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 0.3 percent, or higher than the previous week's percentage.

Then, Kutai Kartanegara with a testing percentage of 135.27 percent; Banjarbaru City, with a population of 286,800, has a weekly testing percentage of 115 percent; and Tarakan City with a testing percentage of 98.12 percent.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the national Covid data recapitulation, there are 213 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report a higher weekly testing percentage than before. Meanwhile, 77 other regencies/cities recorded a lower weekly testing percentage compared to the previous week.

Regions outside Java with the highest weekly testing percentage ratios include Balikpapan City, Kutai Kartanegara, and Banjarbaru City, with weekly testing percentages of 241.3 percent, 135.27 percent, and 115 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.