Coronavirus Test Positivity Rate Reaches 8.2%

The US CDC's updated data indicates about 157 million diagnostic tests, excluding antibody, and antigen tests were performed as of November 8, 2020. The states of California (18,813,961), New York (15,059,949), Florida (12,159,056), and Texas (9,633,805) lead the USA.

The overall infection rate in the USA this year is now 7%.

However, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus increased to 8.2% during week #44, ending October 31, 2020.