More Test Positive in Expanded New York Antibody Testing

Mirimus, Inc. lab scientists work to validate rapid IgM/IgG antibody tests of COVID-19 samples from recovered patients in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on April 10, 2020. Misha Friedman/Getty Images

More New Yorkers tested positive for antibodies to the CCP virus in expanded testing done at grocery stores.

Antibodies are produced by the human immune system in response to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a novel coronavirus that emerged from China last year.