Nationally, the test positivity rate for the week ending on February 8, was 4.8 percent, according to the CDC's most recent update on its COVID Data Tracker.

There are another 389 fatalities health officials suspect were caused by the coronavirus, but the person never tested positive for the virus. Serious and fatal cases are uncommon in younger patients.

Tuesday marks six months since Chinese health officials in Wuhan reported the coronavirus outbreak to the World Health Organization. As the world's case total and death toll continue to climb ...