Coronavirus Positive Tests Decreased 5.8% Last Week

The U.S. CDC reported on September 25, 2020, that since mid-July 2020, there has been an overall decreasing trend in the percentage of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, however, there has been some regional variation. Using combined data from the three laboratory types, the national percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for the new coronavirus with a molecular assay decreased from 5.1% during week #37 to 4.8% during week #38.

Separately, the COVID-19 Tracker data indicates 109,520,237 tests have been reported as of September 26, 2020.