Sharp Drop Seen in COVID Testing As New Cases Plateau

MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (Healthday News) -- The amount of COVID-19 testing being done in the United States has fallen by 30 percent in recent weeks, even though testing can curb the spread of coronavirus and spot new outbreaks quickly.

From a high of nearly 14 million tests a week in early January, the pace fell to fewer than 10 million — a level not seen since October — for the week ended Feb. 24, The New York Times reported.

But Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious diseases expert, warned Sunday that Americans shouldn't get complacent because the number of new cases is now leveling off.