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Fitbit posts early findings showing its trackers can identify cases of COVID-19 before symptoms take hold – FierceBiotech
The company said its devices have been able to detect nearly half of COVID-19 cases at least one day before the participant reported any fever, cough or pain.
Since launching a study to see whether its wearable activity trackers could pick up on the early signs of a COVID-19 infection, Fitbit has enrolled over 100,000 participants across the U.S. and Canada and is now delivering its first, preliminary results 90 days later.
That includes at least 1,100 users who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. By tracking subtle changes in a persons heart rate, breathing, physical activity and quality of sleep, Fitbit aims to develop an algorithm that…
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