Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Number of COVID-19 Tests Conducted (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)

With the increasing rate of Omicron in Indonesia, currently 202 regencies/cities have aggressively conducted Covid-19 tests in the last week above the national average. Data as of Tuesday, May 10, 2022, shows the national average of examinations recorded at 242.91 people per week.

The top five, starting from the highest number of people tested per week, are Ponorogo (999 people), Ternate City (999 people), Bangkalan (987 people), Magelang (965 people), and Kudus (957 people).

Ponorogo is ranked first. With a population of 878,070, the number of people tested in the last week was recorded at 999 people per week. The latest positive rate is 0.1 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Ternate City. The population in this region is recorded at 243,290. In an effort to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of people tested in the last week was 999 people per week. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 0.5 percent, which has also decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Furthermore, Bangkalan recorded 987 people tested per week, Magelang recorded 965 people tested per week, and Kudus recorded 957 people tested per week.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 368 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report the number of people tested daily in the last week with higher figures than before. Meanwhile, 23 other regencies/cities recorded a lower number of people tested in the last week compared to the previous week's examination.

Areas outside Java with the highest number of people tested in the last week include Ternate City, Tanah Bumbu, and Bengkalis, with 999, 950, and 931 people tested in the last week, respectively.

Although Covid-19 transmission in some areas has decreased, 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 rate of coronavirus transmission.