Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Weekly People Checked (Friday, July 22, 2022)

With the increasing rate of Omicron in Indonesia, 153 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting weekly testing exceeding the national average. Data as of Friday, July 22, 2022, shows a national average of 92.72 percent. This testing achievement data is calculated based on the number of people tested compared to each region's weekly target, which is then reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting from the highest percentage of people tested per week, are Badung (920.88%), Mimika (878.13%), Balikpapan City (818.94%), Fakfak (761.9%), and Tarakan City (753.76%).

Badung ranks first. With a population of 727,950, the weekly percentage of people tested is 920.88 percent. The latest positive rate is 5.27 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 221,810. In an effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly percentage of people tested is 878.13 percent. The positive rate in this region is 2.14 percent, an increase compared to the previous week's percentage.

Then, Balikpapan City recorded 818.94 percent testing, Fakfak, with a population of 82,512, recorded 761.9 percent weekly testing, and Tarakan City, with a population of 267,270, recorded 753.76 percent weekly testing.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the national Covid data recapitulation, there are 315 regencies/cities in Indonesia actively reporting higher weekly testing percentages than before. Meanwhile, 69 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly testing percentages compared to the previous week.

Some of the regions outside Java with the highest weekly testing percentage ratios are Badung, Mimika, and Balikpapan City, with weekly testing percentages of 920.88 percent, 878.13 percent, and 818.94 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 suppressing the spread of the coronavirus.