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Antibody study suggests at least 70,000 Australian coronavirus cases may have gone undetected – SBS News
A study of COVID-19 antibodies suggests 71,400 Australians could have had the virus in July, meaning about 60,000 cases were undetected at that time.
Australia could have had close to 72,000 coronavirus cases by July, a new study into antibodies suggests.
The research released this week was funded by the Department of Health and conducted by scientists across Australia.
The team largely involved researchers from the Australian National University’s John Curtin School of Medical Research, as well as deputy chief medical officer Nick Coatsworth.
Some 2991 elective surgery patients were screened, with 41 having antibodies to the virus.
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