COVID-19, Influenza and Pneumonia Fatalities Substantially Reduced

Based on death certificate data, the percentage of fatalities attributed to pneumonia, influenza, or COVID-19 (PIC) for week #35 was reported by the U.S. CDC's COVIDView to be 6.6%. This is currently lower than the percentage reported during week #34 (10.7%).

However, the percentage will likely increase as more death certificates are processed, said the CDC on August 4, 2020.

Across the USA, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 increased slightly to reach 5.5% during week #35. As the coronavirus outbreak progresses, it is possible that different types of laboratories will take on different roles, and the data interpretation may need to change.

Since March 2020, there have been 44,203,187 completed lab tests by commercial labs in the USA.