Some 4.1% of adults tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a study of Los Angeles County residents, health officials said on Monday, suggesting the rate of infection may be 40 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.
The serology tests, conducted by University of Southern California researchers on 863 people indicate the death rate from the pandemic could be lower than previously thought but also that the respiratory illness may be being spread more widely by people who show no symptoms.
At least 17 additional fatalities were recorded in Los Angeles County on Monday, bringing the total to 600, with more than 12,300 positive cases, according to a Reuters tally. The county is home to roughly 8 million people. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said health officials there would begin conducting statewide antibody testing of 3,000 people on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a face mask sits behind the front door of the Brier Oak on Sunset nursing home, which had 62 staff and 80 residents test positive for the coronavirus disease , according to the California Department of Public Health, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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