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Small number of MLB employees test positive for COVID-19 antibodies

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AFP Los Angeles
Last Updated : May 11 2020 | 9:38 AM IST

A mere 0.7 percent of people tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, Major League Baseball learned after it recently conducted the largest coronavirus-related antibody study in the US.

Just 60 of the 5,603 MLB employees tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, said Stanford University doctor Jay Bhattacharya.

Dr. Bhattacharya, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, said that based on previous smaller studies he had seen, he expected the MLB number to be much higher.

"It's very clear that the epidemic is still in the early stages throughout the country," he said.

"I was expecting a larger number. It shows the value of doing the science as opposed to guessing."

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First Published: May 11 2020 | 9:38 AM IST

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