Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Number of COVID-19 Tests Conducted (Tuesday, June 21, 2022)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 176 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting Covid-19 tests exceeding the national average over the past week. Data as of Tuesday, June 21, 2022, shows the national average testing rate at 221.52 people per week.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Jombang, Pontianak City, Kendal, Banjarmasin City, and Mataram City, with respective figures of 993 people per week, 962 people per week, 955 people per week, 939 people per week, and 927 people per week.

Jombang ranks first. The number of people tested in the last week was recorded at 993 people per week. The latest positive rate is 1.31 percent. The positive rate in this region increased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Pontianak City. The population of this region is recorded at 666,710 people. 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 0.62 percent, or higher than the previous week's ratio.

Furthermore, Kendal recorded 955 people tested per week, Banjarmasin City 939 people per week, and Mataram City 927 people per week.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on a recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 247 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report the number of people tested daily in the last week with higher figures than before. Meanwhile, 125 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 Pontianak City, Banjarmasin City, and Mataram City, with 962, 939, and 927 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 curbing the spread of the coronavirus.