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  The U.S CDC Weekly summary updates for COVID-19 shows it declining

  Posted by Sarah on 21 September 2020 at 10:58 pm

  Nationally, indicators that track COVID-19 activity continued to decline or remain stable (change of ≤0.1%); however, two regions reported a slight increase in the percentage of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, and four regions reported a slight increase in the percent of visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) to outpatient providers or emergency departments (EDs). Mortality attributed to COVID-19 declined but remains above the epidemic threshold.

  Nationally, the percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 decreased from 5.2% during week 36 to 4.8% during week 37. National percentages of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 by type of laboratory are listed.

  • Public health laboratories – decreased from 5.4% during week 36 to 4.5% during week 37
  • Clinical laboratories – increased from 5.2% during week 36 to 5.4% during week 37
  • Commercial laboratories – decreased from 5.2% during week 36 to 4.8% during week 37
  • Based on death certificate data, the percentage of deaths attributed to pneumonia, influenza, or COVID-19 (PIC) for week 37 was 6.2%, lower than the percentage during week 36 (9.3%), but above the epidemic threshold.
  • These percentages will likely increase as more death certificates are processed.

  

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