Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Weekly People Checked (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)

Anticipating the impact of the rising Omicron variant, 92 regencies/cities aggressively conducted weekly testing exceeding the national average. Data as of Tuesday, January 17, 2023, shows the national average testing rate at 12.99 percent. This testing 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 from the highest, are Balikpapan City, Purwakarta, Sikka, Kutai Kartanegara, and Tarakan City, with ratios of 396.58 percent, 237.43 percent, 196.89 percent, 192.04 percent, and 178.2 percent, respectively.

Balikpapan City ranks first. With a population of 649,420, the weekly testing percentage is recorded at 396.58 percent. The latest positivity rate is 0.47 percent. The positivity rate in this region increased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Next is Purwakarta. The region's population is recorded at 965,370. In an effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly testing percentage reached 237.43 percent. The positivity rate in this region is recorded at 0.35 percent, a decrease compared to the previous week's ratio.

Furthermore, the weekly testing percentage in Sikka is recorded at 196.89 percent. Kutai Kartanegara, with a population of 802,710, recorded a weekly testing percentage of 192.04 percent, while Tarakan City recorded 178.2 percent.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the national Covid data recapitulation, there are 211 regencies/cities in Indonesia actively reporting higher weekly testing percentages than before. Meanwhile, 149 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly testing percentages compared to the previous week.

Regions outside Java with the highest weekly testing percentage ratios include Balikpapan City, Sikka, and Kutai Kartanegara, with weekly testing percentages of 396.58 percent, 196.89 percent, and 192.04 percent, respectively.

Although Covid-19 transmission has decreased in some areas, the government urges everyone to continue 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 suppressing the spread of the coronavirus.