Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Weekly Tested Individuals (Friday, November 4, 2022)

Based on the national Covid-19 data recapitulation, 118 regencies/cities aggressively conducted weekly testing, exceeding the national average. As of Friday, November 4, 2022, the national average testing rate was 9.18 percent. This achievement data is calculated based on the number of people tested compared to each region's weekly target, subsequently reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting with the highest percentage of people tested per week, are Semarang City (221.35%), Metro City (161.14%), Semarang (154.56%), Ciamis (137.19%), and Pakpak Bharat (119.64%).

Semarang City ranks first, with a weekly testing percentage of 221.35 percent. The latest positive rate is 7.63 percent, an increase compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Metro City, with a population of 174,260. In efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly testing percentage reached 161.14 percent. The positive rate in this region is 1.42 percent, also higher than the previous week's percentage.

Following this, Semarang recorded 154.56 percent testing, Ciamis 137.19 percent, and Pakpak Bharat 119.64 percent.

In anticipation of the Omicron impact in various regions, based on the national Covid-19 data recapitulation, 163 regencies/cities in Indonesia actively reported higher weekly testing percentages than before. Meanwhile, 181 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly testing percentages compared to the previous week.

Some of the regions outside Java with the highest weekly testing percentage ratios include Metro City, Pakpak Bharat, and Balikpapan City, with weekly testing percentages of 161.14 percent, 119.64 percent, and 92.13 percent, respectively.

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