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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 Nov. 13, 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 – November 7, 2020
Data as of November 12, 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 8,801 12.2 228 4.4 586 7.2 3,181 10 1,976 12.6 2,158 15.5
202011 38,220 9.5 979 2 1,971 4.2 15,610 8.8 8,409 11.7 7,961 11.9
202012 87,355 9.2 1,577 2.2 2,330 3.7 31,867 8.3 16,154 11.3 16,342 12.8
202013 110,111 13.2 1,265 3.7 1,436 5.6 30,013 12.8 15,637 18.7 17,759 21.5
202014 659,995 21.8 9,131 6.5 15,396 13.6 318,216 20.6 157,003 26.2 104,206 27.1
202015 643,037 21.4 7,663 8.4 15,409 15.6 299,837 20.4 156,410 24.5 106,290 26.3
202016 651,069 18.5 7,377 9 17,709 14.9 288,452 18.7 154,909 20.3 113,962 21.5
202017 831,049 15.3 8,565 8.5 23,365 14.6 358,163 16.2 192,970 15.9 156,636 16.3
202018 997,634 12.5 10,912 8.7 29,847 14.3 421,772 13.7 228,367 12.3 191,907 12.3
202019 1,168,387 9.7 13,870 7.5 36,537 12.4 479,873 11.1 265,126 9.1 235,283 8.8
202020 1,431,580 7.6 16,932 7.5 46,260 10.9 578,027 8.9 323,747 6.8 300,216 6.3
202021 1,739,349 6.4 19,218 7.5 53,974 10.4 724,858 7.5 387,036 5.6 349,338 5.1
202022 1,732,919 5.7 17,341 7.3 51,191 10.7 721,444 6.8 383,281 4.9 344,851 4.3
202023 1,944,307 5.5 19,977 7.9 60,129 10.4 846,333 6.7 412,675 4.5 361,971 3.8
202024 2,143,409 6.1 23,890 8.5 73,760 10.9 974,606 7.7 437,934 4.9 361,685 3.7
202025 2,440,043 7.9 30,340 9.8 99,745 11.8 1,169,621 10.1 480,380 6.1 375,166 4.2
202026 2,886,494 9.4 38,285 10.5 136,410 12.5 1,435,004 11.6 554,108 7.6 401,695 5.2
202027 2,849,823 9.7 37,567 10 139,512 12.2 1,444,038 11.3 535,532 8.5 372,152 5.9
202028 3,145,659 9.8 43,137 10.3 156,412 12.8 1,588,036 11.2 604,170 8.9 419,212 6.8
202029 3,115,222 8.9 43,040 9.4 156,740 12.1 1,541,098 10 588,320 8.4 405,080 6.7
202030 2,803,931 8.4 38,795 9.2 136,080 11.6 1,360,010 9.2 528,539 8.2 367,041 6.8
202031 2,599,090 7.4 35,563 8.4 124,611 10.8 1,266,563 7.8 477,200 7.2 333,119 6.2
202032 2,502,437 6.7 34,228 7.8 118,155 9.9 1,213,228 6.9 458,878 6.5 323,205 5.8
202033 2,449,629 6 34,238 6.8 117,530 8.8 1,193,608 6 441,390 5.8 315,250 5.2
202034 2,436,340 5.4 33,854 6 117,782 7.7 1,158,005 5.6 425,268 5.1 296,826 4.8
202035 2,255,207 5.6 33,515 5.6 122,518 7.1 1,079,913 6 402,719 5 282,727 4.3
202036 2,291,084 5.3 33,553 5 124,641 6.2 1,107,142 5.7 403,192 4.5 283,894 3.9
202037 2,157,791 5 30,735 4.2 115,597 6.1 998,073 5.4 383,732 4.3 286,397 3.6
202038 2,498,032 5 37,466 4.1 150,084 6 1,131,720 5.2 437,256 4.3 325,220 3.7
202039 2,582,962 5.2 36,032 4.1 144,354 5.7 993,894 5.2 386,748 4.5 291,384 3.9
202040 2,582,578 5.3 40,590 4.1 164,264 5.9 1,162,014 5.2 456,346 4.8 339,448 4.2
202041 2,919,659 5.6 44,051 4.4 186,196 6.3 1,330,124 5.4 524,666 5.2 383,349 4.6
202042 2,801,639 6.6 42,322 5.4 181,297 7.4 1,273,170 6.3 499,363 6.2 368,013 5.3
202043 2,990,241 7.2 45,581 5.9 207,065 8 1,399,827 7.1 546,618 7 394,575 6.1
202044 3,129,347 8.4 47,389 6.7 222,984 9 1,460,041 8.2 564,832 8.2 396,923 7
202045 3,128,187 10.5 48,730 7.9 224,069 11 1,360,917 10.2 516,462 9.9 366,086 8.3

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