250 Million Coronavirus Test Completed in the USA

The U.S. CDC reported over 250 million RT-PCR diagnostic tests confirmed if a person has a SARS-CoV-2 virus infection since the COVID-19 pandemic began about 1 year ago.

The US states reporting the most test results are California (28,472,206), New York (23,489,979), Florida (17,469,416), and Texas (15,108,427), as of January 5, 2021.

Previously, the CDC stated, 'To account for reduced antigen test accuracy, confirmatory testing with a nucleic acid amplification test (RT-PCR) should be considered after negative antigen test results in symptomatic persons and positive antigen test results in asymptomatic persons.'

By the end of 2020, the U.S. FDA had authorized 309 coronavirus diagnostic tests, including 235 molecular tests, 62 antibody tests, and 11 antigen tests. Furthermore, 32 molecular test authorizations can be used with home-collected samples. There is one molecular prescription at-home test, one antigen prescription at-home test, and one over-the-counter at-home antigen test.