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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 Dec. 11, 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 – December 5, 2020
Data as of December 10, 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 8,309 11.8 227 4.4 586 7.2 3,184 10 1,976 12.6 2,158 15.5
202011 38,237 9.5 980 2 1,976 4.2 15,611 8.8 8,412 11.7 7,967 11.9
202012 87,359 9.2 1,575 2.2 2,331 3.7 31,869 8.3 16,157 11.3 16,341 12.8
202013 110,083 13.2 1,267 3.8 1,431 5.6 29,997 12.7 15,635 18.7 17,751 21.5
202014 661,124 22.1 9,105 7.4 15,859 15.9 319,502 21.2 156,563 26.2 104,002 26.8
202015 644,942 21.7 7,607 9.2 16,027 18.1 301,800 21 155,582 24.6 106,370 26.2
202016 651,565 19 7,373 9.8 18,104 16.5 290,414 19.4 153,492 20.6 113,510 21.7
202017 831,063 15.4 8,571 8.6 23,453 14.8 358,433 16.2 192,754 15.9 156,503 16.3
202018 997,597 12.5 10,910 8.7 29,847 14.3 421,753 13.7 228,354 12.3 191,903 12.3
202019 1,168,300 9.7 13,869 7.5 36,537 12.4 479,821 11.1 265,105 9.1 235,270 8.8
202020 1,431,590 7.6 16,931 7.5 46,261 10.9 578,029 8.9 323,749 6.8 300,224 6.3
202021 1,739,346 6.4 19,216 7.5 53,974 10.4 724,836 7.5 387,036 5.6 349,360 5.1
202022 1,732,984 5.7 17,341 7.3 51,192 10.7 721,477 6.8 383,286 4.9 344,870 4.3
202023 1,944,391 5.5 19,977 7.9 60,131 10.4 846,382 6.7 412,691 4.5 361,987 3.8
202024 2,143,672 6.1 23,895 8.5 73,778 10.9 974,837 7.7 437,945 4.9 361,683 3.7
202025 2,440,294 7.9 30,344 9.8 99,767 11.8 1,169,756 10.1 480,411 6.1 375,220 4.2
202026 2,892,889 9.4 38,343 10.5 136,610 12.5 1,438,113 11.5 555,269 7.6 403,564 5.2
202027 2,849,863 9.7 37,567 10 139,513 12.2 1,444,139 11.3 535,552 8.5 372,163 5.9
202028 3,146,097 9.8 43,142 10.3 156,427 12.8 1,588,397 11.2 604,211 8.9 419,251 6.8
202029 3,117,039 8.9 43,046 9.4 156,757 12.1 1,542,655 10 588,410 8.4 405,139 6.7
202030 2,805,499 8.4 38,809 9.2 136,107 11.6 1,360,698 9.2 528,818 8.2 367,253 6.8
202031 2,601,685 7.4 35,570 8.4 124,624 10.8 1,267,624 7.8 477,585 7.2 333,583 6.2
202032 2,503,759 6.7 34,231 7.8 118,172 9.9 1,213,870 6.8 459,143 6.5 323,424 5.8
202033 2,451,049 6 34,244 6.8 117,546 8.8 1,194,363 6 441,721 5.8 315,561 5.2
202034 2,436,927 5.4 33,859 6 117,793 7.7 1,158,290 5.6 425,371 5.1 297,004 4.8
202035 2,255,503 5.6 33,525 5.6 122,536 7.1 1,080,109 6 402,750 5 282,766 4.3
202036 2,291,387 5.3 33,587 5 124,679 6.2 1,107,236 5.7 403,255 4.5 283,950 4
202037 2,158,422 5 30,771 4.2 115,658 6.1 998,295 5.4 383,886 4.3 286,528 3.6
202038 2,498,764 5 37,498 4.1 150,151 6 1,131,974 5.2 437,440 4.3 325,360 3.8
202039 2,583,943 5.2 36,050 4.1 144,452 5.7 994,354 5.2 386,976 4.5 291,512 3.9
202040 2,609,617 5.3 40,617 4.1 164,356 5.9 1,162,426 5.2 456,505 4.8 339,580 4.2
202041 2,953,789 5.6 44,127 4.4 186,467 6.3 1,332,511 5.4 525,527 5.1 384,082 4.6
202042 2,882,379 6.6 42,687 5.4 184,784 7.3 1,304,894 6.3 510,946 6.1 373,585 5.3
202043 3,042,199 7.3 45,908 5.9 208,296 8 1,410,883 7.1 551,327 7 398,684 6.1
202044 3,211,315 8.5 48,280 6.7 226,099 9 1,482,110 8.2 573,972 8.2 404,961 6.9
202045 3,532,809 10.8 58,356 8.2 268,885 11.4 1,655,554 10.7 619,812 10.4 433,146 8.7
202046 3,910,318 11.9 68,039 8.9 306,737 12.7 1,821,353 11.7 702,744 11.7 488,023 10
202047 4,526,311 10.7 78,435 8.9 341,941 11.9 2,181,021 10.3 822,886 10.8 561,744 9.7
202048 3,363,146 12.1 54,274 10.3 206,048 14.9 1,569,242 11.6 595,825 12.4 420,041 10.9
202049 3,493,096 13.3 57,951 11.7 233,276 16.2 1,537,895 13 605,112 13 426,011 11.3

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