Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of People Tested per Week (Week of August 7, 2022)

Anticipating the impact of the continuously rising Omicron variant transmission, 170 regencies/cities aggressively conducted weekly testing, exceeding the national average. Data from August 7, 2022, shows the national average testing rate at 53.53 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 cities with the highest testing rates are Balikpapan, Mimika, Surakarta, Jayapura, and Tarakan, with ratios of 635.87 percent, 456.25 percent, 437.26 percent, 391.23 percent, and 364.29 percent, respectively.

Balikpapan ranks first. With a population of 646,020, its weekly testing rate is recorded at 635.87 percent. The latest positive rate is 5.47 percent, lower than the previous week's ratio.

Next is Mimika. With a population of 221,810, its weekly testing rate in efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is 456.25 percent. The positive rate in this region is 7.24 percent, an increase compared to the previous week.

Surakarta, with a population of 519,800, recorded a weekly testing rate of 437.26 percent. Jayapura's weekly testing rate is 391.23 percent, and Tarakan's is 364.29 percent.

In anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on national COVID-19 data recapitulation, 212 regencies/cities in Indonesia actively reported higher weekly testing percentages than before. Meanwhile, 153 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, Mimika, and Jayapura, with weekly testing rates of 635.87 percent, 456.25 percent, and 391.23 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.