Harvard Global Health Institute: 9 States Near or Exceeding Minimum Levels of COVID-19 Testing

1. Alaska: current daily test rate: 89 per 100 thousand; 0.4% positive tests
2. Hawaii: current daily test rate: 56 per 100 thousand; 0.3% positive tests
3. Montana: current daily test rate: 83 per 100 thousand; 0.1% positive tests
4. North Dakota: current daily test rate: 246 per 100 thousand; 2.2% positive tests
5. Oregon: current daily test rate: 46 per 100 thousand; 3.5% positive tests
6. Tennessee: current daily test rate: 122 per 100 thousand; 6.1% positive tests
7. Utah: current daily test rate: 112 per 100 thousand; 4.4% positive tests
8. West Virginia: current daily test rate: 101 per 100 thousand; 1.2% positive tests
9. Wyoming: current daily test rate: 69 per 100 thousand; 2.4% positive tests

Notes: Harvard testing estimates are built on a model that assumes that states continue social distancing through May 15. Each state's specific need for testing varies depending on the size of its outbreak. A positive test ratio of 10% or less is the target advised by the World Health Organization.
Source: NPR, May 7, 2020
Source URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/07/8516107...

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