Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Number of COVID-19 Tests Conducted (Thursday, November 17, 2022)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 144 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting Covid-19 tests exceeding the national average over the past week. Data as of Thursday, November 17, 2022, shows the national average testing rate at 136.19 people per week.

The top five, starting from the highest number of people tested in the last week per week, are Jepara (994 people), Pekanbaru City (956 people), Karawang (938 people), Sukoharjo (935 people), and Malang (917 people).

Jepara is ranked first. The number of people tested in the last week there was recorded at 994 people per week. The latest positive rate is 7.55 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Pekanbaru City. In an effort to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of people tested in the last week was 956 people per week. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 16 percent, an increase compared to the previous week's percentage.

Furthermore, Karawang recorded 938 tests per week, Sukoharjo, with a population of 903,750, recorded 935 Covid-19 tests last week, and Malang recorded 917 tests per week.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on a recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 174 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report a higher daily number of people tested in the last week compared to the previous week. Meanwhile, 171 other regencies/cities recorded a lower number of people tested in the last week compared to the previous week's testing.

Areas outside Java with the highest number of people tested in the last week include Pekanbaru City, Gianyar, and Batam City, with 956, 863, and 844 people tested in the last week, 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.