The Spanish government’s study of immunosuppressants found that about 4.9 million Spaniards, or 1 in 10 of the entire population Infected with COVID-19 Since the infection began to spread in the country
The figure is higher than the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Spain, according to a confirmation by the Ministry of Health, which said to Thursday, Dec. 17, stood at 1,805,633.
Epidemiological studies to assess infection in populations (sero-prevalence study) of a team of experts appointed by the Spanish government. It has been implemented for the fourth time by a study involving The rapid testing of antibodies in 51,409 people across Spain, which had 46.7 million people, between Nov. 16 and 29.
The third test, published in July, found the COVID-19 infection rate in Spain at just 5.0%.
The infection rate in the capital city of Madrid was higher than in all regions of the country. By the infection rate of residents of Madrid That was around 18%, compared with the national average of 9.9%.
The regions that were least infected were Canary islands And valencia In the west The infection rate of people in the area is lower than 5%.
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