Preliminary results of the research offered shocking data. In the more than 3,000 COVID-19 cases studied, of those individuals who were, or had at one point been, infected by the novel coronavirus, fully 97.6% either tested positive for the virus or for antibodies produced in response to the virus. "This has far-reaching ramifications," said Dr. Pepper. "It unquestionably shows that almost all of the people who have been infected by the novel coronavirus have also contracted COVID-19. This may be a game-changer for the approach we take in forestalling and managing a second wave of the pandemic."
