187 Million Coronavirus Test Completed in the USA

About 187 million diagnostic tests, excluding antibody, and antigen tests have been performed during 2020 to confirm if a person has a SARS-CoV-2 virus infection. Overall, the U.S. CDC data indicates a COVID-19 infection positivity rate of 7.83%, as of November 28, 2020.

The state of California leads the USA with 20,318,880 coronavirus tests performed, followed by New York (17,440,570), Florida (13,658,216), and Texas (11,364,558).

On November 16, 2020, the U.S. FDA stated it 'has been working around the clock to help increase the availability of critical medical products, including diagnostic tests, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. And the FDA published a patient and consumer overview of COVID-19 testing which offers plain language information about both diagnostic and antibody testing for COVID-19.'