Table 2

COVID-19 testing capacity indicators (number of SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests performed and the positivity rate recorded in each country), cumulative through 29 November 2020

Cabo VerdeComorosMadagascarMauritiusSTPSeychelles
Total number of
PCR tests
67 280622793 734133 73185783482
Positive
PCR tests
996060717 341497981167
Test positivity (in %)14.89.718.50.411.44.8
Number of PCR tests per
10 000 habitants
1223.473.234.81056.6398.9356.7
  • Test positivity is measured as the per cent of positive confirmed cases divided by total number of tests conducted, as reported by the country health ministries (including both PCRs and rapid antigen diagnostic tests (RADTs) where detailed).

  • STP, São Tomé e Príncipe.