U.S. Navy test shows 60 percent of carrier crew have coronavirus antibodies

Re:U.S. Navy test shows 60 percent of carrier crew have coro... by Press2forEN on Monday June 08, 2020 @05:45PM (#23461161)

In a previous report by Reuters, all 4,800 personnel were tested for COVID-19. 600 tested positive of which 360 were symptom-free leaving 240 that tested positive and showed symptoms. 1 person died [1].

This report indicates that of a sample of 400 volunteers that agreed to take an antibody test, 240 tested positive and 160 did not. It also indicates that 1,100 people tested positive for COVID-19 back in April, possibly an update to the first report of 600.

At this point it appears that in this mini-testing lab of an aircraft carrier, about 25% of the crew tested positive for COVID-19 and 60% tested positive for antibodies, which seems to match with the earlier results showing that 60% of the sailors were symptom-free.

[1] - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mi...

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Re:U.S. Navy test shows 60 percent of carrier crew have coro... by ars on Monday June 08, 2020 @07:43PM (#23462048)

I wish they would correlate the two datasets: Of those who tested positive how many also had antibodies.

This would answer the question on if antibodies are a valid way to check for prior exposure.

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