Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Suspect Examinations per Week (Saturday, November 5, 2022)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuously striving to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 155 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting weekly suspect examination percentages above the national average. Data as of Saturday, November 5, 2022, shows the national average examination rate at 13.91 percent. This suspect examination data is calculated based on the number of suspected individuals and close contacts compared to the number of people examined in each region, which is then reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Simalungun, Mandailing Natal, Tidore Islands City, Tasikmalaya, and Banggai Laut, with ratios of 92.85 percent, 85.42 percent, 80.92 percent, 80.02 percent, and 78.05 percent, respectively.

Simalungun is ranked first. With a population of 877,710, the weekly suspect examination percentage here is recorded at 92.85 percent. The latest positive rate is 10.79 percent. The positive rate in this region increased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Mandailing Natal. The population in this region is recorded at 460,360. In an effort to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly suspect examination percentage is 85.42 percent. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 0.62 percent, or higher than the previous week's percentage.

Then, examinations totaled 80.92 percent in Tidore Islands City, 80.02 percent in Tasikmalaya, and Banggai Laut, with a population of 78,681, recorded a weekly suspect examination percentage of 78.05 percent.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 194 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report a higher daily weekly suspect examination percentage than before. Meanwhile, 144 other regencies/cities recorded a lower weekly suspect examination percentage compared to the previous week's examination.

Regions outside Java with the highest weekly suspect examination percentage ratios include Simalungun, Mandailing Natal, and Tidore Islands City, with weekly suspect examination percentages of 92.85 percent, 85.42 percent, and 80.92 percent, respectively.

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