Alarming numbers from New York: 14% of the population has contracted the coronavirus.
New York, the current global epicenter of the most devastating pandemic in recent times, has had 14% of its population infected with the coronavirus, said the state's governor, Andrew Cuomo.
247 - It is estimated that 13,9% of the population of the state of New York has already contracted the coronavirus, according to preliminary results of antibody research revealed by Governor Andrew Cuomo this Thursday (23).
The report from the G1 portal He points out that "Cuomo presented the first preliminary results of the tests, in which 3.000 samples were collected over 2 days in markets and other operating locations. People who were on the streets and for some reason needed to leave their homes were tested, without necessarily having been previously confirmed as infected."
The article further adds that “of all the tests, 43% were done in New York City. There, 21,2% tested positive for the presence of antibodies. In the study, Latinos and Blacks account for the majority of cases. The governor announced that he will increase testing in Latino and Black communities. Tests were conducted in 19 municipalities across 40 locations. People who showed antibodies to fight the new coronavirus may have contracted the virus and recovered.”