Up to 60,000 coronavirus cases may have gone undetected in Australia, a new antibodies study suggests.
Australia could have had close to 72,000 coronavirus cases by July, a new study into antibodies suggests.
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.Using an Australian population estimate of 25.5 million, the researchers calculated 71,400 people could have had the virus.
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