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Has Australia really had 60,000 undiagnosed COVID-19 cases? – The Conversation AU
A preliminary study published online this week estimates Australia had 60,000 undiagnosed COVID-19 infections by July. But there are a range of limitations to the study.
A preliminary study, posted online this week by researchers at the Australian National University and elsewhere, estimates 71,000 Australians had COVID-19 by mid-July 60,000 more than official number of cases diagnosed by that stage.
The study involved testing 2,991 elective surgery patients in ten hospitals across four states, to see whether they had antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
The study initially found 41 positive patients (1.4%), but then adjusted for th…
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