Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Suspect Examinations per Week (Friday, July 29, 2022)

Unwilling to be caught off guard and continuing efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, currently 164 regencies/cities are aggressively conducting weekly suspect examination percentages above the national average. Data as of Friday, July 29, 2022, shows the national average examination rate at 6.64 percent. This suspect examination data is calculated based on the number of suspected individuals and close contacts compared to the number of people examined in each region, which is then reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Simalungun, Mandailing Natal, Pangandaran, Tasikmalaya, and Balangan, with ratios of 85.69 percent, 79.39 percent, 74.92 percent, 68.42 percent, and 55.87 percent, respectively.

Simalungun is ranked first. With a population of 877,710, the weekly suspect examination percentage here is recorded at 85.69 percent. The latest positive rate is 2.43 percent. The positive rate in this region increased compared to the previous week's ratio.

Next is Mandailing Natal. The population in this region is recorded at 460,360. In an effort to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly suspect examination percentage is 79.39 percent. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 0.48 percent, or higher than the previous week's ratio.

Furthermore, the weekly suspect examination percentage in Pangandaran is recorded at 74.92 percent, Tasikmalaya at 68.42 percent, and Balangan at 55.87 percent.

Anticipating the impact of Omicron in various regions, based on the recapitulation of national Covid data, there are 210 regencies/cities in Indonesia that actively report a higher daily weekly suspect examination percentage than before. Meanwhile, 163 other regencies/cities recorded a lower weekly suspect examination percentage compared to the previous week's examination.

Regions outside Java with the highest weekly suspect examination percentage ratios include Simalungun, Mandailing Natal, and Balangan, with weekly suspect examination percentages of 85.69 percent, 79.39 percent, and 55.87 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 curbing the spread of the coronavirus.