Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Number of COVID-19 Tests Conducted (Monday, February 13, 2023)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to suppress the spread of Covid-19, currently 145 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting Covid-19 tests exceeding the national average over the past week. Data as of Monday, February 13, 2023, shows a national average of 115.68 tests per week.

The top five, starting with the highest number of people tested per week, are Cirebon (953 people), Sukabumi (924 people), Kediri (923 people), Sleman (899 people), and Karawang (899 people).

Cirebon is ranked first. The number of people tested in the last week was recorded at 953 people per week. The latest positive rate is 0.21 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Sukabumi. In an effort to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of people tested last week was 924 people per week. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 1.41 percent, or an increase compared to the previous week's ratio.

Then, there were 923 people tested per week in Kediri, 899 people tested per week in Sleman, and 899 people tested per week in Karawang.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on a recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 125 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report the number of people tested daily in the last week with higher figures than before. Meanwhile, 103 other regencies/cities recorded a lower number of people tested last week compared to the previous week's testing.

Areas outside Java with the highest number of people tested last week include Makassar, Pekanbaru, and Denpasar, with 890, 717, and 696 people tested 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 suppressing the spread of the coronavirus.