North Dakota Discontinuity in Case and Death Series Reporting

Per SD gov dashboard:

Antigen tests (BinaxNOW, etc.) were added to the website beginning Dec. 9.

A couple of things to note:

The NDDoH is following the guidance from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) – the independent professional body that determines case definitions for the country. CSTE guidance and the CDC indicate that someone who has a positive antigen test for COVID-19 should be considered a probable case. Probable cases receive the same level of case investigation and follow-up as cases confirmed using a PCR test.

The calculation of percent positivity and processed tests take into account PCR tests only, but the rest of the graphs and maps, include PCR and antigen combined.

Antigen tests are not taken into account in the percent positivity. Some testing facilities are not reporting all antigen testing. As a result, we do not know the total number of negatives and total tests completed to be able to calculate a positivity rate.

The past positive antigen tests and deaths reported are reflected on the dashboard on the actual day they were resulted.

CSSEGISandData / COVID-19

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