( Reuters) – New York City Guv Andrew Cuomo stated on Thursday an initial study discovered that nearly 14%tested positive for antibodies versus the novel coronavirus, suggesting that as numerous as 2.7 million New Yorkers may have been infected with the illness.
A man talks on the phone beyond a shuttered Yankee Arena during the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Bronx district of New York City, U.S., April 21,2020 Photo taken April 21,2020 REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
While noting the sample size of 3,000 individuals and other restrictions of the study, Cuomo said the implied casualty rate of 0.5 percent of those infected by COVID-19, the breathing illness caused by the virus, was lower than some specialists feared.
” If the infection rate is 13.9 percent, then it alters the theories of what the death rate is if you get infected,” Cuomo told an everyday rundown.
The survey targeted people who were out shopping, but not working, suggesting they were not important employees like grocery clerks or bus drivers but were more likely to test favorable for antibodies than someone isolated in the house, Cuomo stated.
Even after discounting for those caveats, Cuomo said the preliminary information contributed to his understanding of the virus and would notify his resuming strategy, with social dista