section_path: Epidemiology/Cases/Test positivity rate
section_name: Test positivity rate
paragraph_text: Test positivity rate
  
  One measure that public health officials and policymakers have used to monitor the pandemic and guide decision-making is the test positivity rate ("percent positive"). According to Johns Hopkins in 2020, one benchmark for a "too high" per cent positive is 5%, which was used by the WHO in the past.