Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Weekly People Checked (Saturday, September 17, 2022)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 81 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting weekly testing exceeding the national average. Data as of Saturday, September 17, 2022, shows the national average testing rate at 17.4 percent. This testing achievement data is calculated based on the number of people tested compared to the weekly target of each region, which is then reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Balikpapan City, Mimika, Sukabumi City, Surakarta City, and Semarang City, with ratios of 436.65 percent, 308.48 percent, 289.97 percent, 249.61 percent, and 225.76 percent, respectively.

Balikpapan City ranks first. With a population of 646,020, the weekly testing percentage is recorded at 436.65 percent. The latest positive rate is 4.41 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Mimika. The population of this region is recorded at 221,810. In an effort to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly testing percentage is 308.48 percent. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 5.79 percent, which has also decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Furthermore, the weekly testing percentage in Sukabumi City is recorded at 289.97 percent, Surakarta City recorded 249.61 percent, and Semarang City recorded 225.76 percent.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 218 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report a higher daily weekly testing percentage than before. Meanwhile, 142 other regencies/cities recorded a lower weekly testing percentage compared to the previous week's testing.

Regions outside Java with the highest weekly testing percentage ratios include Balikpapan City, Mimika, and Jayapura City, with weekly testing percentages of 436.65 percent, 308.48 percent, and 202.92 percent, respectively.

Although Covid-19 transmission has decreased in some areas, the government urges everyone to continue to reduce 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.