Italy survey suggests coronavirus six times more prevalent than official data

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MILAN: Almost 1.5 million people in Italy or 2.5 per cent of the population have developed coronavirus antibodies, a figure six times more than official numbers reported, according to a survey from statistics agency Istat on Monday .AdvertisementOfficial figures show 248,229 confirmed cases of COVID-19 patients in Italy, with 35,166 deaths.

The survey found marked local differences with the northern region of Lombardy, where the epidemic first broke out in February, showing 7.5 per cent of the population had tested positive for coronavirus antibodies compared to just 0.3 per cent in the southern region of Sicily. The survey found almost 30 per cent of people with antibodies were asymptomatic, pointing to the risk of the illness being spread by people unaware they were carriers.

 

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