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

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 142 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting Covid-19 tests exceeding the national average over the past week. Data as of Monday, October 10, 2022, shows the national average testing rate at 131.24 people per week.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Purwakarta, Indramayu, Klaten, Batam City, and Deli Serdang, with respective weekly figures of 991 people per week, 924 people per week, 923 people per week, 884 people per week, and 882 people per week.

Purwakarta ranks first. With a population of 960,820, the number of people tested in the last week was 991 per week. The latest positive rate is 1.92 percent. The positive rate in this region increased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Next is Indramayu. In an effort to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of people tested in the last week was 924 per week. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 2.16 percent, or higher than the previous week's ratio.

Then, 923 people were tested per week in Klaten, 884 people per week in Batam City, and 882 people per week in Deli Serdang for Covid-19 tests in the last week.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 178 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report a higher number of people tested daily in the last week compared to the previous week. Meanwhile, 157 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 Batam City, Deli Serdang, and Pekanbaru City, with 884, 882, and 840 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.