Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Number of Specimens Tested (Sunday, February 26, 2023)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to suppress the spread of Covid-19, currently 105 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting specimen examinations above the national average. Data as of Sunday, February 26, 2023, shows the national average examination is recorded at 96.69 specimens per week.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Medan City, Badung, Kutai Kartanegara, Yogyakarta City, and Kediri, with weekly specimen figures of 978, 852, 837, 823, and 786 specimens respectively.

Medan City is ranked first. The number of specimens examined here is recorded at 978 specimens per week. The latest positive rate is 0.25 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Next is Badung. The population of this region is recorded at 744,760 people. In an effort to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of specimens examined is 852 per week. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 0.56 percent, or higher than the previous week's ratio.

Furthermore, the number of specimens examined in Kutai Kartanegara is recorded at 837 per week, 823 specimens per week in Yogyakarta City, and Kediri recorded 786 specimens per week.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on a recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 22 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report the number of daily specimens examined with higher figures than before. Meanwhile, 10 other regencies/cities recorded a lower number of specimens examined compared to the previous week's examination.

Areas outside Java with the highest number of specimens examined include Medan City, Badung, and Kutai Kartanegara, with 978, 852, and 837 specimens examined 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 suppressing the rate of coronavirus transmission.