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Suspected cases three times higher than official numbers, study says – The Independent
Researchers find ethnic minority adults twice as likely to present with suspected infection
Researchers have warned that Covid-19 test data is likely to have under-represented the true extent of the virus in the UK during the peak of the outbreak with the number of suspected cases observed by GPs potentially three times higher than official figures.
A study of data during the pandemic’s peak from 157 practices in east London found GPs recorded more than 8,985 suspected cases between 14 February and 30 April.
The figure is triple the number who had their infections confirmed at test c…
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