COVID update: 1.7 million New Yorkers estimated to be infected with coronavirus

New York (WABC)-Using plasma samples from emergency care centers and general patient populations, researchers at Mount Sinai may have COVID-19 present in New York City as early as mid-February. The population is infected with the virus by April 19, and there are about 1.7 million inhabitants.

A team of researchers at Mount Sinai Health System used more than 10,000 plasma samples from two sets of patients found in the hospital system to perform antibody tests to look for evidence of past infections. The first “sentinel” patient set was found at Mount Sinai’s emergency care center or was admitted to the hospital, while the second “screening” patient set was found in other departments of the health system and represents the general population. It was aimed at that.

Based on antibody testing, the authors found that plasma samples in mid-February showed evidence of COVID-19. This suggests that the virus may have existed in New York City earlier than previously determined.

Almost 60% of the patient samples in the “Sentinel” group showed evidence of previous infection by mid-April and appeared to have leveled off thereafter. In addition, the researchers reported that 19.2% of the samples in the “screening” group were positive for infection on April 19, the final point of the study.

By extrapolating this finding to a larger population in New York City, the team said 1.7 million New York City residents had been infected with the virus by April 19, with an estimated case fatality rate of about 1%. I’m predicting. Common flu.

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