CDC had tested for COVID-19 less than 17,000 specimens , less than 3,980 tested in CDC labs , and less than 13,000 by US public health labs during the pandemic .
As of March 13 , the CDC reported that 16,542 specimens had been tested for COVID-19 , 3958 of which were tested by CDC labs , and 12,584 tested by U.S. public health labs.
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States