A new study brings grim news for England, estimating six per cent of people were likely infected with Covid-19 during the peak of the pandemic's trend. A study that tested over 100,000 people across England for antibodies to the coronavirus shows that almost six per cent of people had them, adding 3.4 million people had previously contracted the virus by the end of the June.
The study matches other surveys that suggest higher levels of Covid -19 than implied by daily testing statistics. Healthcare and care workers were most likely to have been infected previously. Maximum infections were reported in London, where 13 per cent of people had antibodies, while minority ethnic groups were two to three times as likely as compared to white people.
A report quoted research lead at Imperial Graham Cooke, “There are still many unknowns with this new virus, including the extent to which the presence of antibodies offers protection against future infections. Using the finger-prick tests suitable for large scale home testing has given us clearest insight yet into the spread of the virus in the country and who has been at greatest risk.”
