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Number of Specimens Tested and Percent Positive for SARS-CoV-2

Number of Specimens Tested and Percent Positive for SARS-CoV-2
Updated Jan. 8, 2021
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Number of Specimens Tested and Percent Positive for SARS- CoV-2: Combined Laboratories Reporting to CDC from Public Health Laboratories and a Subset of Commercial and Clinical Laboratories
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Combined U.S. Laboratories Reporting to CDC: Public Health Laboratories and a Subset of Commercial and Clinical Laboratories
March 1, 2020 – January 2, 2021
Data as of January 7, 2021

Combined U.S. Laboratories Reporting to CDC: Public Health Laboratories and a Subset of Commercial and Clinical LaboratoriesMarch 1, 2020 – January 2, 2021Data as of January 7, 2021
Total (includes age unknown) 0-4 years 5-17 years 18-49 years 50-64 years 65+ years
Week Spec Tested % Pos Spec Tested % Pos Spec Tested % Pos Spec Tested % Pos Spec Tested % Pos Spec Tested % Pos
202010 8,320 11.8 229 4.4 586 7.2 3,187 10 1,980 12.5 2,159 15.4
202011 38,482 9.5 984 2 1,984 4.2 15,665 8.8 8,442 11.7 7,981 11.9
202012 89,991 9 1,589 2.2 2,364 3.7 32,201 8.3 16,310 11.2 16,438 12.7
202013 112,188 13 1,290 3.7 1,453 5.5 30,593 12.5 15,864 18.5 17,909 21.3
202014 663,328 22 9,111 7.2 15,921 15.9 320,074 21.1 156,792 26.3 104,085 26.8
202015 646,815 21.7 7,640 9.2 15,988 17.8 301,974 21 155,751 24.6 106,658 26.1
202016 653,097 19 7,397 10.1 18,068 16.7 290,430 19.5 153,609 20.7 113,421 21.7
202017 833,675 15.7 8,633 9.4 24,536 16 359,645 16.7 191,208 16.2 155,995 16.4
202018 1,001,273 12.8 10,880 9.1 30,945 15.3 423,880 14.2 226,825 12.8 190,793 12.5
202019 1,174,914 10 13,912 7.9 37,371 13.2 482,834 11.6 263,462 9.5 233,361 8.9
202020 1,439,164 7.8 16,931 7.7 46,920 11.3 581,250 9.3 322,402 7.1 298,075 6.4
202021 1,747,441 6.9 19,304 7.8 55,955 11 730,120 8.1 383,878 6.2 346,251 5.3
202022 1,739,042 6.5 17,582 7.9 53,153 11.5 728,057 7.8 379,552 5.9 341,492 4.8
202023 1,950,416 5.7 20,055 8 60,839 10.6 848,420 6.9 411,280 4.8 360,977 3.9
202024 2,151,059 6.1 23,897 8.5 73,783 10.9 974,929 7.7 437,977 4.9 361,697 3.7
202025 2,449,773 8 30,348 9.8 99,773 11.8 1,169,847 10.1 480,454 6.1 375,262 4.2
202026 2,905,540 9.4 38,348 10.5 136,628 12.5 1,438,299 11.6 555,331 7.6 403,607 5.2
202027 2,849,960 9.7 37,570 10 139,522 12.2 1,444,193 11.3 535,571 8.5 372,176 5.9
202028 3,153,689 9.8 43,174 10.3 156,746 12.8 1,591,686 11.2 605,982 8.9 421,427 6.7
202029 3,124,419 8.9 43,075 9.4 157,163 12.1 1,545,945 10 590,028 8.4 407,174 6.7
202030 2,812,777 8.4 38,822 9.2 136,317 11.6 1,364,067 9.2 530,484 8.2 369,273 6.8
202031 2,607,645 7.4 35,599 8.4 124,845 10.9 1,270,631 7.7 479,090 7.2 334,782 6.2
202032 2,509,494 6.7 34,252 7.8 118,357 9.9 1,216,626 6.8 460,542 6.5 324,795 5.8
202033 2,458,618 6 34,278 6.8 117,776 8.8 1,197,967 6 443,561 5.8 317,113 5.2
202034 2,442,047 5.4 33,869 6 118,088 7.7 1,160,515 5.6 426,589 5.2 298,076 4.8
202035 2,259,571 5.6 33,548 5.6 122,776 7.1 1,081,928 6 403,707 5 283,429 4.3
202036 2,295,843 5.3 33,663 5 125,082 6.2 1,109,505 5.7 404,038 4.5 284,613 4
202037 2,162,389 5.1 30,808 4.2 115,917 6.1 1,000,134 5.4 384,738 4.3 287,239 3.7
202038 2,504,056 5 37,534 4.1 150,439 6 1,134,346 5.2 438,856 4.3 326,182 3.8
202039 2,588,511 5.2 36,103 4.1 144,754 5.8 996,185 5.2 388,007 4.5 292,530 3.9
202040 2,620,491 5.3 40,659 4.1 164,605 5.9 1,164,971 5.2 457,741 4.8 340,523 4.2
202041 2,969,836 5.7 44,192 4.4 186,860 6.3 1,336,084 5.4 527,647 5.2 385,811 4.6
202042 2,893,864 6.6 42,719 5.4 185,148 7.3 1,306,795 6.3 511,982 6.1 374,572 5.3
202043 3,056,338 7.3 45,967 5.9 208,675 8 1,414,267 7.1 552,771 7 399,932 6.1
202044 3,226,404 8.6 48,347 6.7 226,576 9 1,485,690 8.2 575,308 8.2 406,416 6.9
202045 3,549,079 10.9 58,423 8.2 269,470 11.4 1,658,417 10.7 621,098 10.4 434,623 8.7
202046 3,932,276 12 68,215 8.9 307,689 12.7 1,825,616 11.8 704,834 11.7 490,249 10
202047 4,571,819 10.7 78,713 8.9 343,138 11.9 2,192,110 10.3 828,432 10.8 566,126 9.7
202048 3,413,478 12.1 54,681 10.3 207,471 15 1,581,144 11.6 601,341 12.3 424,568 10.9
202049 3,919,223 13.5 68,045 12 278,551 16.6 1,863,342 13.4 732,516 13.4 505,756 11.7
202050 3,786,902 12.9 67,656 11.7 277,346 15.7 1,770,225 13 713,858 13 492,444 11.5
202051 3,584,228 12.4 62,462 11.8 249,190 15.6 1,731,285 12.3 680,520 12.9 465,943 11.6
202052 2,780,507 12.9 43,464 12.7 172,977 16.8 1,358,045 12.7 529,341 13.5 365,951 12.3
202053 2,633,993 15 42,436 14.7 148,889 20.6 1,194,796 14.5 468,811 15.1 337,668 13.6

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