Coronavirus test positivity rate continues to rise in an alarming rate in the United States. The latest positivity rate of 15.2 percent is five times higher than the number of people tested positive for the disease a month ago.
Coronavirus testing has increased by about 50 percent nationwide over the last two weeks, according to data analyzed by the New York Times.
The highest daily COVID death toll in 75 days was reported on Tuesday.
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