Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Suspect Examinations per Week (Saturday, August 13, 2022)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 173 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting weekly suspect examination percentages above the national average. Data as of Saturday, August 13, 2022, shows the national average examination rate at 7.75 percent. This suspect examination data is calculated based on the number of suspected individuals and close contacts compared to the number of people examined in each region, which is then reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting from the largest, are Simalungun, Mandailing Natal, Pangandaran, Pringsewu, and Tasikmalaya, with ratios of 86.82 percent, 78.01 percent, 74.91 percent, 63.09 percent, and 53.95 percent, respectively.

Simalungun is ranked first. With a population of 877,710, the weekly suspect examination percentage here is recorded at 86.82 percent. The latest positive rate is 6.69 percent. The positive rate in this region increased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Mandailing Natal. The population in this region is recorded at 460,360. In an effort to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly suspect examination percentage is 78.01 percent. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 0 percent, having decreased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Furthermore, the weekly suspect examination percentage in Pangandaran is recorded at 74.91 percent, Pringsewu recorded 63.09 percent, and Tasikmalaya recorded 53.95 percent.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on a recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 194 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report a higher daily weekly suspect examination percentage than before. Meanwhile, 167 other regencies/cities recorded a lower weekly suspect examination percentage compared to the previous week's examination.

Regions outside Java with the highest weekly suspect examination percentage ratios include Simalungun, Mandailing Natal, and Pringsewu, with weekly suspect examination percentages of 86.82 percent, 78.01 percent, and 63.09 percent, 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 curbing the spread of the coronavirus.