UCI Study: COVID-19 Seven Times Higher in Orange County Than Thought

Students walk through the University of California–Irvine campus on Sept. 25, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—COVID-19 infections in Orange County were found to be seven times higher than previously thought, according to the results of a University of California–Irvine (UCI) study released on Oct. 28.

County officials hired UCI to do a serological study of a large cross-section of residents to check antibodies for COVID-19 to get a better handle on how prevalent the highly infectious disease has been in the community, according to Orange County CEO Frank Kim.