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Tracer

(2,769 posts) Fri Jul 31, 2020, 08:36 AM Jul 2020

Positive Covid-19 Tests

Has anyone seen information on the number of people who test positive for CV, but who never get sick?

I've not seen numbers on that, but sure have seen the names of people who have tested positive (Gohmert, the Marlins players, Bolsonaro, etc).

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Positive Covid-19 Tests (Original Post) Tracer Jul 2020 OP

I haven't seen that statistic, FoxNewsSucks Jul 2020 #1

I don't have the answer but attached is an article about it RazzleCat Jul 2020 #2

40% of People With COVID-19 Show No Symptoms, The CDC Estimates SoonerPride Jul 2020 #3

FoxNewsSucks

(10,436 posts)

1. I haven't seen that statistic,

Reply to Tracer (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 08:54 AM

Jul 2020

but I can't pass up the chance to say that I sincerely hope "never gets sick" is NOT the category that Screwy Louie Gomert ends up in.

RazzleCat

(732 posts)

2. I don't have the answer but attached is an article about it

Reply to Tracer (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 08:56 AM

Jul 2020

This is only about the quick antibody test (what I assume is the one given to persons coming into contact with the President). It appears that it has a pretty high false positive because it is set to be very sensitive.

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0701/p5a.html

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

3. 40% of People With COVID-19 Show No Symptoms, The CDC Estimates

Reply to Tracer (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 08:58 AM

Jul 2020

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencealert.com/40-of-people-with-covid-19-don-t-have-symptoms-latest-cdc-estimate-says/amp

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