Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Suspect Examinations per Week (Thursday, March 2, 2023)

Based on the national Covid-19 data recapitulation, 148 regencies/cities aggressively conducted weekly suspect testing percentages above the national average. Data as of Thursday, March 2, 2023, shows the national average testing rate at 7.15 percent. This suspect testing data is calculated based on the number of suspected individuals and close contacts compared to the number of people tested in each region, which is then reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Mandailing Natal, Bima City, Simalungun, Sigi, and Kubu Raya, with ratios of 86.27 percent, 66.67 percent, 61.05 percent, 59.52 percent, and 58.13 percent, respectively.

Mandailing Natal ranks first. With a population of 463,910, the weekly suspect testing percentage here is recorded at 86.27 percent. The latest positive rate is 0 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Next is Bima City. The population in this region is recorded at 191,790. In an effort to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly suspect testing percentage is 66.67 percent. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 0 percent, or has decreased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Then, Simalungun recorded 61.05 percent testing, Sigi, with a population of 245,710, recorded a weekly suspect testing percentage of 59.52 percent, and Kubu Raya recorded 58.13 percent.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the national Covid-19 data recapitulation, there are 32 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report higher daily weekly suspect testing percentages than before. Meanwhile, 52 other regencies/cities recorded lower weekly suspect testing percentages compared to the previous week's testing.

Areas outside Java with the highest weekly suspect testing percentage ratios include Mandailing Natal, Bima City, and Simalungun, with weekly suspect testing percentages of 86.27 percent, 66.67 percent, and 61.05 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 suppressing the spread of the coronavirus.