Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Number of People Tested (Thursday, April 21, 2022)

Anticipating the impact of the rising Omicron variant, 168 regencies/cities aggressively conducted Covid-19 testing above the national average. Data as of Thursday, April 21, 2022, shows a national average of 2.18 tests per 1,000 people per week.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Mimika, Badung, Jayapura City, Teluk Wondama, and Fakfak, with respective figures of 13.62, 13.05, 12.79, 11.4, and 11.32 tests per 1,000 people per week.

Mimika ranks first. With a population of 221,810, the number of people tested here is recorded at 13.62 per 1,000 people per week. The latest positive rate is 0.4 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Next is Badung. The population in this region is recorded at 727,950. In an effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of people tested was 13.05 per 1,000 people per week. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 0.63 percent, also down compared to the previous week's percentage.

Then, Jayapura City recorded 12.79 tests per 1,000 people per week; Teluk Wondama, with a population of 34,898, recorded 11.4 tests per 1,000 people per week; and Fakfak recorded 11.32 tests per 1,000 people per week.

In anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on a recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 247 regencies/cities in Indonesia actively reporting a higher daily number of people tested than before. Meanwhile, 133 other regencies/cities recorded a lower number of people tested compared to the previous week.

Some of the regions outside Java with the highest number of people tested include Mimika, Badung, and Jayapura City, with 13.62, 13.05, and 12.79 tests per 1,000 people 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.