Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Number of COVID-19 Tests Conducted (Saturday, July 23, 2022)

With the increasing rate of Omicron in Indonesia, 202 regencies/cities have aggressively conducted Covid-19 tests in the last week above the national average. Data as of Saturday, July 23, 2022, shows the national average of examinations recorded at 256.85 people per week.

The top five, starting from the highest number of people tested per week, are Manggarai Barat (995 people), Subang (962 people), Buleleng (957 people), Madiun (942 people), and Bengkulu City (936 people).

Manggarai Barat is ranked first. With a population of 292,650, the number of people tested in the last week was recorded at 995 people per week. The latest positive rate is 0.5 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Subang. In an effort to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of people tested in the last week was 962 people per week. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 1.46 percent, which has decreased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Then, there were 957 people tested per week in Buleleng, 942 people per week in Madiun, and Bengkulu City, with a population of 378,810, recorded 936 Covid-19 tests per week.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on a recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 293 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report the number of people tested daily in the last week with higher figures than before. Meanwhile, 89 other regencies/cities recorded a lower number of people tested in the last week compared to the previous week's examination.

Areas outside Java with the highest number of people tested in the last week include Manggarai Barat, Buleleng, and Bengkulu City, with 995, 957, and 936 people tested in the last week, respectively.

Although Covid-19 transmission in some areas has decreased, 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 rate of coronavirus transmission.