Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Weekly People Tested (Tuesday, April 19, 2022)

Anticipating the impact of the continuously rising Omicron variant, 194 regencies/cities aggressively conducted testing, exceeding the national average weekly percentage of people tested. Data as of Tuesday, April 19, 2022, shows a national average testing rate of 179.25 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 Berau, Tarakan City, Manokwari, Bontang City, and West Jakarta City, with percentages of 923.53 percent, 882.33 percent, 865.71 percent, 724.18 percent, and 714.74 percent, respectively.

Berau ranks first. With a population of 236,590, the weekly percentage of people tested is 923.53 percent. The latest positive rate is 0.23 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Tarakan City. The region's population is 267,270. In an effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly percentage of people tested is 882.33 percent. The positive rate in this region is 0.09 percent, also down from the previous week's ratio.

Following this, Manokwari recorded 865.71 percent testing, Bontang City 724.18 percent, and the weekly percentage of people tested in West Jakarta City was 714.74 percent.

In anticipation of the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on a national Covid data recapitulation, 227 regencies/cities in Indonesia actively reported a higher weekly percentage of people tested compared to the previous period. Meanwhile, 152 other regencies/cities recorded a lower weekly percentage of people tested compared to the previous week.

Some of the regions outside Java with the highest weekly percentage of people tested include Berau, Tarakan City, and Manokwari, with weekly percentages of 923.53 percent, 882.33 percent, and 865.71 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 distance, and frequently washing hands with soap and running water. Avoiding crowds and reducing mobility also contribute to suppressing the spread of the coronavirus.