Download data on testing for COVID-19 by week and country
The downloadable data file contains information about RT-PCR testing volume for COVID-19 by week and country. Each row contains the corresponding data for a country and a week. The file is updated weekly. You may use the data in line with ECDC’s copyright policy.
Source: The figures displayed for weekly RT-PCR testing rate, weekly testing positivity are based on several data sources. The main source is case-based data submitted by Member States to TESSy, however, when not available, ECDC compiles data from public online sources.
The data displayed have been automatically or manually retrieved (‘web-scraped’) daily from national/official public online sources from EU/EEA countries and the UK. It should be noted that there are several limitations to this type of data. Scraped data are not available for all variables and/or countries due to content variability on national websites. Additionally, the data collection process requires constant adaptation to avoid to interrupted time series (i.e. due to modification of website pages, types of data). Hospital and ICU admission criteria, and policies to report these data differ between countries and over time, which may result biased estimates derived from such data.
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