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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 Oct. 30, 2020
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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 – October 24, 2020
Data as of October 29, 2020
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 8,299 11.7 228 4.4 586 7.2 3,179 10 1,974 12.5 2,153 15.3
202011 38,110 9.5 977 2.1 1,968 4.2 15,567 8.8 8,390 11.8 7,917 11.9
202012 87,271 9.2 1,574 2.2 2,328 3.7 31,834 8.3 16,133 11.3 16,316 12.8
202013 109,840 13.1 1,265 3.7 1,436 5.6 29,914 12.7 15,585 18.7 17,645 21.4
202014 659,853 21.8 9,130 6.5 15,396 13.6 318,165 20.6 156,963 26.2 104,156 27.1
202015 642,852 21.4 7,659 8.4 15,397 15.6 299,767 20.4 156,381 24.5 106,220 26.3
202016 650,981 18.5 7,380 9 17,704 14.9 288,416 18.7 154,890 20.3 113,932 21.5
202017 830,866 15.3 8,565 8.5 23,361 14.6 358,074 16.2 192,916 15.9 156,601 16.3
202018 997,144 12.5 10,908 8.7 29,801 14.3 421,516 13.7 228,257 12.4 191,832 12.3
202019 1,168,213 9.7 13,870 7.5 36,535 12.4 479,816 11.1 265,108 9.1 235,265 8.8
202020 1,431,292 7.6 16,928 7.5 46,258 10.9 577,917 8.9 323,682 6.8 300,161 6.3
202021 1,739,132 6.4 19,216 7.5 53,966 10.4 724,723 7.5 386,998 5.6 349,322 5.1
202022 1,732,645 5.7 17,341 7.3 51,185 10.7 721,365 6.8 383,222 4.9 344,759 4.3
202023 1,942,714 5.5 19,964 7.9 60,093 10.4 845,484 6.7 412,328 4.5 361,640 3.8
202024 2,141,196 6.1 23,873 8.5 73,732 10.9 973,302 7.7 437,571 4.9 361,215 3.7
202025 2,428,820 8 30,218 9.8 99,135 11.9 1,164,467 10.1 477,945 6.1 372,288 4.2
202026 2,879,458 9.5 38,207 10.5 136,106 12.5 1,431,901 11.6 552,933 7.6 399,349 5.2
202027 2,846,732 9.7 37,546 10 139,410 12.2 1,442,315 11.3 534,867 8.5 371,605 5.9
202028 3,139,722 9.8 43,103 10.3 156,153 12.8 1,585,147 11.2 602,786 8.9 417,890 6.8
202029 3,110,954 8.9 42,976 9.4 156,519 12.1 1,538,850 10 587,532 8.4 404,186 6.7
202030 2,798,920 8.4 38,739 9.2 135,855 11.6 1,357,298 9.2 527,564 8.2 366,053 6.8
202031 2,595,579 7.4 35,531 8.4 124,528 10.8 1,264,622 7.8 476,532 7.2 332,395 6.2
202032 2,498,780 6.7 34,187 7.8 118,017 9.9 1,211,350 6.8 458,189 6.5 322,355 5.8
202033 2,444,556 5.9 34,188 6.8 117,285 8.8 1,190,823 6 440,533 5.8 314,185 5.2
202034 2,432,138 5.4 33,803 6 117,685 7.7 1,155,605 5.5 424,520 5.1 295,991 4.8
202035 2,247,323 5.6 33,486 5.6 122,378 7.1 1,074,561 6 401,287 5 281,842 4.3
202036 2,288,158 5.3 33,544 5 124,619 6.2 1,105,325 5.7 402,725 4.5 283,475 4
202037 2,155,590 5 30,724 4.2 115,577 6.1 996,938 5.4 383,417 4.3 285,851 3.6
202038 2,495,164 5 37,451 4.1 150,045 6 1,130,484 5.2 436,906 4.3 324,842 3.8
202039 2,578,977 5.2 35,973 4.1 144,078 5.7 991,894 5.2 386,175 4.5 291,040 3.9
202040 2,568,873 5.3 40,405 4.1 163,398 5.9 1,158,366 5.2 455,238 4.8 338,494 4.2
202041 2,904,593 5.6 43,836 4.4 185,178 6.2 1,326,071 5.4 523,369 5.1 382,419 4.6
202042 2,767,187 6.6 42,015 5.4 179,527 7.3 1,264,946 6.3 496,786 6.1 366,429 5.3
202043 2,646,697 7.1 36,760 5.8 167,448 7.8 1,121,473 6.8 442,870 6.6 323,104 5.8

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