Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Weekly People Checked (Saturday, October 22, 2022)

Based on national Covid-19 data, 78 regencies/cities aggressively conducted weekly testing exceeding the national average. As of Saturday, October 22, 2022, the national average was 15.93 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, Mimika, Surakarta City, Badung, and Semarang City, with percentages of 362.27 percent, 266.96 percent, 262.74 percent, 250.14 percent, and 201.81 percent, respectively.

Balikpapan City ranks first. With a population of 646,020, its weekly testing percentage is 362.27 percent. The latest positive rate is 6.13 percent. The positive rate in this region increased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Mimika. The region's population is 221,810. In efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly testing percentage reached 266.96 percent. The positive rate in this region is 5.52 percent, also higher than the previous week's ratio.

Then, Surakarta City, with a population of 519,800, recorded a weekly testing percentage of 262.74 percent; Badung, with a population of 727,950, recorded 250.14 percent; and Semarang City recorded 201.81 percent.

In anticipation of the Omicron impact in various regions, based on national Covid-19 data recapitulation, 151 regencies/cities in Indonesia actively reported higher weekly testing percentages than before. Meanwhile, 195 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly testing percentages compared to the previous week.

Some of the regions outside Java with the highest weekly testing percentages include Balikpapan City, Mimika, and Badung, with percentages of 362.27 percent, 266.96 percent, and 250.14 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.