ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — New York has its first real data of how many people may have been infected by and survived the coronavirus.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo released the results of a preliminary antibody study.
“We have undertaken the largest, most comprehensive study of New York state to find out what is the infection rate,” Cuomo said Thursday.
The state took 3,000 tests throughout New York to get a so-called snapshot of the infection rate.
The number from New York City was startling: More than a fifth tested positive, having recovered or been asymptomatic.
As far as the breakdown by region:
Long Island, 16.7%
New York City, 21.2%
Westchester/Rockland, 11.7%
The rest of state 3.6%
RandyMarsh