Over 171 Million Coronavirus Tests Completed in 2020

Over 171 million diagnostic tests, excluding antibody, and antigen tests, were performed to confirm if a person has a SARS-CoV-2 infection, reported the U.S. CDC. Overall, the reported data indicates a COVID-19 infection positivity rate of 8%, as of November 20, 2020.

In 2020, the state of California leads the USA with 17,979,560 coronavirus tests performed, followed by New York (16,449,405), Florida (12,921,116), and Texas (10,555,400).

Furthermore, during Week #46 of 2020, the CDC reported 3,435,511 specimens were tested for SARS-CoV-2 for diagnostic purposes, and 407,928 (11.9%) were positive. This is an increase compared with Week #45, during which 10.8% of specimens tested were positive. The percentages of specimens testing positive increased among all age groups.