Coronavirus Test Positivity Rates Increased Over 7% Last Week

The U.S. CDC confirmed the overall percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing COVID-19, increased from 6.6% during week #42 to 7.1% during week #43. As of October 30, 2020, the virus positivity rate increased among all age groups and in all (10) regions in the USA.