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Scientists: the number of coronavirus infected in Los Angeles may be 55 times higher than official figures

An outbreak of coronavirus in Los Angeles County allegedly reached at least 200 people in early April, which is tens of times the number of officially confirmed cases, writes Fox News.

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A large-scale study conducted by the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County Department of Health found that 4,1% of the county’s adult population has antibodies to the virus in their blood, which is an indication of their exposure to the virus in the past.

According to the study, if you consider that from 221 to 000 adults live in the district, this means that the population of this part of the state was previously infected.

“We didn’t know the true extent of COVID-19 infection in our community because we only tested people with symptoms and test availability was limited,” said lead researcher Neeraj Soud, a professor of public policy at USC Price. “The estimates also suggest that we may need to reconsider disease forecasting models and public health strategies.”

According to the researchers, the results were obtained by testing for antibodies about 863 people from Los Angeles County.

It is estimated that the number of infections is 28–55 times higher than the 7994 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by the county during a study in early April.

On the subject: WHO: the presence of antibodies to coronavirus does not mean that a person is immune to COVID-19

Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, said the results show that a significant portion of the population was infected with the virus without knowing it and “is at risk of transmitting the virus to others.”

Due to the greater number of infections, this also means that the mortality rate from the virus is much lower than originally thought.

“Although the results indicate a lower risk of death among people with the infection than previously thought, the number of deaths associated with COVID-19 continues to rise each day, highlighting the need for continued vigorous prevention and control efforts,” said Paul Simon, Chief Scientific Officer Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Fellow and Principal Investigator.

According to Johns Hopkins University, as of the morning of April 21, at least 615 deaths from coronavirus were confirmed in the county.

Researchers intend to repeat the study every few weeks for several months to track the spread of the virus.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

  • In April, Stanford University researchers tested 3330 adults and children in Santa Clara County, who were typed through Facebook ads, for antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, and found that the prevalence of COVID-19 in the Santa Clara population ranged from 2,49% to 4,16%. This means that the number of cases of coronavirus in only one county can 85 times the previous performance.
  • Also on April 20, information appeared that New York State was beginning to conduct mass testing of residents for antibodies to coronavirus.

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