Over 328 Million COVID-19 Tests Completed

Diagnostic testing analyzes the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from the COVID-19 disease in upper and lower respiratory specimens, says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The real-time Data Tracker reported about 328 million RT-PCR diagnostic tests, excluding antibody and antigen tests, have been performed to confirm SARS-CoV-2 virus infections as of February 25, 2021.

And, as of February 23, 2021, the U.S. FDA had authorized 331 coronavirus diagnostic tests, including 247 molecular tests, 70 antibody tests, and 14 antigen tests during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, 35 molecular authorizations can be used with home-collected samples.