TABLE. Number of SARS-CoV-2 tests performed and test results, by test type, and average turnaround time for receipt of test results before and after introduction of Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag rapid antigen test — Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, Alaska, September 15, 2020–March 1, 2021.
Time | Type of test | No. of tests | Test results, no. (%) | Average turnaround time | ||
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Positive | Negative | Unknown | ||||
Before BinaxNow introduction (Sep 15–Nov 8, 2020) | NAAT | 16,027 | 1,223 (7.6) | 14,778 (92.2) | 26 (0.2) | 5.7–7.9 days |
After BinaxNow introduction (Nov 9, 2020–Mar 1, 2021) | NAAT | 29,835 | 2,273 (7.6) | 27,024 (90.6) | 538 (1.8) | 7 days |
BinaxNOW | 9,119 | 1,337 (14.7) | 7,782 (85.3) | 0 (—) | 15 mins | |
All | 38,954 | 3,610 (9.3) | 34,806 (89.3) | 538 (1.4) | 4.4 days |
Abbreviations: BinaxNOW = Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag rapid antigen test; NAAT = nucleic acid amplification test.