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As of early December 2021, the country was sequencing 14 percent of all PCR diagnostic tests.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2022

In January, when cases were surging, the United States was sequencing fewer than 3,000 samples a week, according to the C.D.C.’s dashboard, far less than 1 percent of reported cases.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

With uncoordinated and scattershot testing, the U.S. was sequencing fewer than 1% of positive specimens earlier this year.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2021

At the time, COG-UK was sequencing about 9,000 samples a week, using leftover swabs from the labs where most of Britain’s Covid-19 tests are processed.

From Reuters • Mar. 26, 2021

Although back then no one was sequencing rodent microbiomes, the Pfizer team suspected that microbes were responsible.  

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2016