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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
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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 10, 2020
Data as of October 15, 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 8,303 11.7 228 4.4 586 7.2 3,180 10 1,976 12.6 2,155 15.4
202011 46,146 10 975 2.1 1,968 4.2 15,558 8.8 8,383 11.8 7,911 11.9
202012 104,482 9.5 1,574 2.2 2,328 3.7 31,834 8.3 16,131 11.3 16,318 12.8
202013 130,108 14 1,267 3.8 1,436 5.6 29,911 12.7 15,584 18.7 17,644 21.4
202014 686,518 21.7 9,131 6.5 15,394 13.6 318,158 20.6 156,963 26.2 104,156 27.1
202015 670,605 21.3 7,657 8.4 15,396 15.6 299,762 20.4 156,382 24.5 106,220 26.3
202016 678,583 18.4 7,373 9 17,705 14.9 288,414 18.7 154,889 20.3 113,940 21.5
202017 872,346 15.4 8,562 8.5 23,361 14.6 358,070 16.2 192,915 15.9 156,603 16.3
202018 1,048,733 12.6 10,908 8.7 29,801 14.3 421,506 13.7 228,258 12.4 191,833 12.3
202019 1,216,985 9.8 13,868 7.5 36,535 12.4 479,788 11.1 265,100 9.1 235,256 8.8
202020 1,483,273 7.7 16,931 7.5 46,257 10.9 577,606 8.9 323,498 6.7 299,940 6.3
202021 1,797,014 6.5 19,216 7.5 53,957 10.4 724,296 7.5 386,743 5.6 348,919 5
202022 1,800,301 5.8 17,342 7.3 51,184 10.7 721,341 6.8 383,214 4.9 344,750 4.3
202023 2,002,269 5.5 19,966 7.9 60,089 10.4 845,455 6.7 412,320 4.5 361,639 3.8
202024 2,202,789 6.1 23,873 8.5 73,729 10.9 973,276 7.7 437,553 4.9 361,189 3.7
202025 2,496,741 7.9 30,211 9.8 99,035 11.9 1,163,722 10.1 477,517 6.1 371,828 4.2
202026 2,959,051 9.4 38,199 10.5 136,012 12.5 1,430,219 11.6 552,119 7.6 398,261 5.2
202027 2,920,580 9.6 37,542 10 139,359 12.2 1,441,284 11.3 534,391 8.5 371,106 5.9
202028 3,222,262 9.7 43,094 10.3 156,074 12.8 1,584,122 11.2 602,377 9 417,336 6.8
202029 3,198,079 8.9 42,960 9.4 156,426 12.1 1,537,689 10 587,077 8.4 403,551 6.7
202030 2,885,603 8.4 38,722 9.2 135,761 11.6 1,355,981 9.2 527,019 8.2 365,270 6.8
202031 2,671,270 7.5 35,522 8.4 124,435 10.8 1,263,240 7.8 476,009 7.2 331,566 6.2
202032 2,573,408 6.7 34,181 7.8 117,945 9.9 1,210,212 6.9 457,779 6.5 321,605 5.8
202033 2,516,124 6 34,184 6.8 117,229 8.8 1,189,863 6 440,155 5.8 313,578 5.2
202034 2,501,186 5.5 33,776 6 117,548 7.7 1,153,888 5.5 423,889 5.1 295,282 4.8
202035 2,333,222 5.6 33,436 5.6 122,220 7.1 1,072,625 6 400,658 5 281,242 4.3
202036 2,363,616 5.3 33,531 5 124,545 6.2 1,104,563 5.7 402,423 4.5 283,140 4
202037 2,221,683 5.1 30,716 4.2 115,510 6.1 996,407 5.4 383,216 4.3 285,780 3.6
202038 2,565,832 5.1 37,398 4.1 149,913 6 1,130,209 5.2 436,770 4.3 324,633 3.8
202039 2,653,098 5.2 36,248 4.1 145,339 5.7 1,001,945 5.2 389,575 4.5 293,059 3.9
202040 2,606,324 5.3 40,300 4.1 163,506 5.9 1,158,292 5.2 455,195 4.8 337,686 4.2
202041 2,632,222 5.4 37,701 4.3 158,615 6.1 1,130,987 5.2 450,955 4.9 335,214 4.5

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