The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released and publicly posted the July 2020 through December 2020 COVID-19 testing plans from all states. These testing plans serve as a roadmap developed in partnership with the Federal government for each jurisdiction’s monthly 2020 testing strategy for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). The plans include details on responding to surges in cases and reaching vulnerable populations including minorities, immunocompromised individuals, and older adults.

Each state plan is required to include details of critical parameters for state testing strategies, including target numbers of tests per month, as outlined in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) guidance document.