A new study by Public Health Ontario suggests that the number of people who have been infected by COVID-19 in the province has been a tiny fraction of its total population. Public Health Ontario is the province's public health agency. From June 5 to 30, the study found 1.1 per cent of the samples were positive for COVID-19 antibodies. Blood samples analyzed by age, sex, regionPublic Health Ontario says it analyzed the blood samples, which were provided for purposes other than COVID-19 analysis, by age group, sex and Ontario region. "The results of this work will allow us to understand which groups and subgroups in the Ontario population have been infected with COVID-19, and to enhance pandemic prevention and preparedness efforts."

Source: CBC News August 04, 2020 02:15 UTC