Nearly 6 Percent of People in England May Have Had COVID-19: Study

Nearly 6 Percent of People in England May Have Had COVID-19: Study
Lancets to prick the tip of the finger are pictured as part of a CCP virus antibody test kit in London on May 28, 2020. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
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Nearly 6 percent of people in England were likely infected with the CCP virus during the peak of the pandemic, researchers studying the prevalence of infections said on Thursday—millions more people than have tested positive for the disease.

A total of 313,798 people have tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, in Britain, 270,971 of which were in England.