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One in eight people in the North East has had coronavirus – Chronicle Live
New data shows how many people have antibodies, suggesting they were infected in the past
One in eight people in the North East have had coronavirus, new figures show.
Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 12.5% of people of people in the North East tested positive for antibodies to Covid-19 in December 2020. This suggests they have been infected with the virus at some point.
Yorkshire and the Humber has the highest rate of infection. There, 16.8% of people tested positive, around one in six people.
The infection rate is lowest in the South West at 4.9%, around one…
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