USA Extensively Expands COVID-19 Testing

The U.S. CDC reported about 156 million coronavirus diagnostic tests, excluding antibody, and antigen tests have been performed during 2020. Overall, these test results indicate a COVID-19 infection positivity rate of 7%, as of November 9, 2020.

The states of California (16,391,323), New York (15,191,030), Florida (12,244,769), and Texas (9,633,808) lead the USA's testing efforts.

And, as of November 9, 2020, the U.S. FDA had authorized 288 coronavirus diagnostic tests, which include 223 molecular tests, 58 antibody tests, and 7 antigen tests, since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020.