Table 1 Characteristics of all individuals tested and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 between February 12, 2020 and August 16, 2021 in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
| Â | No. tested | No. tested positive | (row%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 1,313,402 | 144,597 | (11.0) |
Race/ethnicity | |||
White | 846,678 | 86,164 | (10.2) |
Black | 304,893 | 37,159 | (12.2) |
Hispanic | 115,012 | 16,219 | (14.1) |
Asian | 15,422 | 1519 | (9.8) |
American Indian/Alaska native | 9120 | 1096 | (12.0) |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander | 10,008 | 1125 | (11.2) |
Mixed | 12,269 | 1315 | (10.7) |
Age, years | |||
20–39 | 164,579 | 23,934 | (14.5) |
40–49 | 130,658 | 18,011 | (13.8) |
50–59 | 220,712 | 27,046 | (12.3) |
60–69 | 315,548 | 30,730 | (9.7) |
70–79 | 374,750 | 34,022 | (9.1) |
 ≥ 80 | 107,155 | 10,854 | (10.1) |
Sex | |||
Female | 143,523 | 15,369 | (10.7) |
Male | 1,169,879 | 129,228 | (11.0) |
Region | |||
West | 262,898 | 32,441 | (12.3) |
South | 159,668 | 15,324 | (9.6) |
Northeast | 598,551 | 67,287 | (11.2) |
Midwest | 292,285 | 29,545 | (10.1) |
Wave | |||
1: February 12–May 31, 2020 | 114,584 | 7995 | (7.0) |
2: June 1–September 30, 2020 | 378,048 | 23,632 | (6.3) |
3a: October 1–December 11, 2020 | 261,912 | 39,372 | (15.0) |
3b: December 12, 2020–February 28, 2021 | 215,861 | 44,190 | (20.5) |
4: March 1–June 30, 2021 | 250,968 | 14,498 | (5.8) |
5: July 1–August 16, 2021 | 92,029 | 14,910 | (16.2) |
