Coronavirus may have infected 10 times more Americans than reported, CDC says

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Government experts believe more than 20 million Americans could have contracted the coronavirus, 10 times more than official counts, indicating many people without symptoms have or have had the disease, senior administration officials said.

FILE PHOTO: Emergency workers walk past an ambulance parked at Houston Methodist Hospital, amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Houston, Texas, U.S., June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare

The officials, speaking to a small group of reporters on Wednesday night, said the estimate was based on the number of known cases, between 2.3 million and 2.4 million, multiplied by the average rate of antibodies seen from the serology tests, about an average of 10 to 1. If true, the estimate would suggest the percentage of U.S. deaths from the disease is lower than thought. More than 120,000 Americans have died from the disease since the pandemic erupted earlier this year.

 

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Like Trump said, he slowed the testing.

We've known for months that the real infection rate is at least an order of magnitude higher based on antibody tests, and that's GREAT news! It means the vast majority don't develop symptoms bad enough to even get checked out. It's also great for 'herd immunity' (jabs welcome).

If the 'flu' affected 10 times more than reported THEN the % of deaths attributed 'TO the flu' is 10 TIMES SMALLER... Take away 'WITH the flu' and cut that % by 40%... Just the flu with a Globalist Hoax twist...

Alternatively it MAY be 10x less fatal than reported then?

A real Plague Inc. is happening.. I couldn't believe Trump suggests slowing down the testing

A bit like any flue like virus then eh? Where's the news in that?

Slow the thing down 😛

Neat!

We needed Trumps useless CDC to tell us this?!

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