Welte: Half of SA's population has likely had Covid-19 based on antibody study
16 February 2021 4:40 PM
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Researcher and epidemiologist Professor Alex Welte extrapolates that more than half of SA's population has likely been infected with Covid-19.
Welte has based his estimation on the findings of a Covid-19 antibody study that he co-authored in collaboration with the National Blood Service.
The study, titled
The study suggests that a large percentage of South Africa's population has likely already been infected with Covid-19.
The findings also show that there are significant differences between the prevalence of Covid-19 when comparing racial groups.
The researchers conducted Covid-19 antibody tests on samples taken from blood donors across four provinces between 7 and 25 January.