Our World in Data COVID-19 Testing Database

This new database brings together official data on the extent of PCR testing over time for 94 countries. We provide a time series for the daily number of tests performed, or people tested, together with metadata describing data quality and comparability issues needed for the interpretation of the time series. The database is updated regularly through a combination of automated scraping and manual collection and verification, and is entirely replicable, with sources provided for each observation. In providing accessible cross-country data on testing output, it aims to facilitate the incorporation of this crucial information into epidemiological studies, as well as track a key component of countries’ responses to COVID-19.<br>A live version of the database, which continues to be updated, is available at the authors' website (https://ourworldindata.org/covid-testing) and can also be downloaded from a public GitHub repository (https://github.com/owid/covid-19-data/tree/master/public/data/testing).