According to the Harvard SIER model, a weekly equivalent of up to 70 million U.S. Americans should be tested weekly. The statistic illustrates the estimates of COVID-19 testing capacity needed in the U.S. by various models, with the aim to enable to safely relax social distancing measures.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 17, 2020). Estimated weekly COVID-19 testing capacity needed in the U.S. according to select models as of April 2020 (by equivalent in million population) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1111829/weekly-covid-19-tesing-needed-in-million-us-population-by-model/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Estimated weekly COVID-19 testing capacity needed in the U.S. according to select models as of April 2020 (by equivalent in million population)." Chart. April 17, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1111829/weekly-covid-19-tesing-needed-in-million-us-population-by-model/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). Estimated weekly COVID-19 testing capacity needed in the U.S. according to select models as of April 2020 (by equivalent in million population). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1111829/weekly-covid-19-tesing-needed-in-million-us-population-by-model/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Estimated Weekly Covid-19 Testing Capacity Needed in The U.S. According to Select Models as of April 2020 (by Equivalent in Million Population)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 17 Apr 2020, /statistics/1111829/weekly-covid-19-tesing-needed-in-million-us-population-by-model/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Estimated weekly COVID-19 testing capacity needed in the U.S. according to select models as of April 2020 (by equivalent in million population) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1111829/weekly-covid-19-tesing-needed-in-million-us-population-by-model/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Estimated weekly COVID-19 testing capacity needed in the U.S. according to select models as of April 2020 (by equivalent in million population) [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1111829/weekly-covid-19-tesing-needed-in-million-us-population-by-model/