COVID-19 testing in the United States can identify whether a person is infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. This helps health professionals ascertain how bad the epidemic is and where it is worst.[1] The accuracy of national statistics on the number of cases and deaths from the outbreak depend on knowing how many people are being tested every day, and how the available tests are being allocated.[2]
- ^ "Coronavirus testing is starting to get better—but it has a long way to go". Statnews.com. March 13, 2020.
- ^ Ritchie, Hannah (March 20, 2020). "Coronavirus Testing—Source Data". Our World in Data.