USA Leads With 347 Million Coronavirus Tests Completed

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Data Tracker reported about 347 million RT-PCR diagnostic tests had confirmed SARS-CoV-2 virus infections as of March 12, 2021.

Recent data compiled by Statista on March 8, 2021, indicates the USA leads all other counties in COVID-19 tests processed. Followed by India (221m) and China (160m).

As of March 12, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had authorized 341 coronavirus diagnostic tests, including 254 molecular tests, 72 antibody tests, and 15 antigen tests during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Furthermore, the FDA stated 38 molecular authorizations could be used with home-collected samples.

The FDA recently published A Closer Look at COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing to offer those who might purchase COVID-19 tests more technical information and resources. The COVID-19 tests most people discuss are RT-PCR, the nasal-swab test that detects viral RNA, and various antibody tests that detect if you have an immune response due to past exposure to the SARS-CoV-2, the beta coronavirus that causes COVID-19.