Top 10 Regencies/Cities with the Highest Percentage of Weekly People Checked (Tuesday, October 4, 2022)

From the national Covid data recapitulation, 70 regencies/cities aggressively conducted weekly testing exceeding the national average. Data as of Tuesday, October 4, 2022, shows the national average testing rate at 18.11 percent. This testing achievement data is calculated based on the number of people tested compared to each region's weekly target, subsequently reported to the Ministry of Health.

The top five, starting from the highest, are Balikpapan City, Surakarta City, Badung, Mimika, and Metro City, with ratios of 378.26 percent, 299.23 percent, 282.01 percent, 254.91 percent, and 249.71 percent, respectively.

Balikpapan City ranks first. With a population of 646,020, its weekly testing percentage is recorded at 378.26 percent. The latest positive rate is 2.34 percent. The positive rate in this region has decreased compared to the previous week's percentage.

Next is Surakarta City. The region's population is recorded at 519,800. In efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the weekly testing percentage is 299.23 percent. The positive rate in this region is recorded at 3.16 percent, an increase compared to the previous week's ratio.

Furthermore, the weekly testing percentage in Badung is recorded at 282.01 percent, Mimika at 254.91 percent, and Metro City at 249.71 percent.

In anticipation of the Omicron impact in various regions, based on the national Covid data recapitulation, 131 regencies/cities in Indonesia actively reported a higher weekly testing percentage than before. Meanwhile, 227 other regencies/cities recorded a lower weekly testing percentage compared to the previous week.

Regions outside Java with the highest weekly testing percentage ratios include Balikpapan City, Badung, and Mimika, with weekly testing percentages of 378.26 percent, 282.01 percent, and 254.91 percent, respectively.

Although Covid-19 transmission has decreased in some areas, the government urges everyone to continue 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 suppressing the spread of the coronavirus.