Nearly one-third of the Canadian population has had COVID-19, antibody data shows – GLOBAL

April 26, 2022

After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a third of the Canadian population has likely been infected with the virus, according to research and experts.

Seroprevalence analyses of blood samples across the country show that the rapid spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant has doubled the natural infection rate.

By the end of February, infection-acquired seropositivity averaged 23.7 per cent nationally — a two-fold jump from January’s rate — according to the latest report released earlier this month by the Canadian Blood Services and Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force.

The increase in infections was seen in all provinces, with Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia having the highest seroprevalence rates for the month of February. The report does not include Quebec.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/8788962/covid-infection-canada-population-antibody-study/