Three Quarters of People with SARS-CoV-2 Infection are Asymptomatic: Analysis of English Household Survey Data.

Published in: Clinical epidemiology (2020)

COVID-19 symptoms are poor markers of SARS-CoV-2. Thus, 76.5% of this random sample who tested positive reported no symptoms, and 86.1% reported none of those specific to COVID-19. A more widespread testing programme is necessary to capture "silent" transmission and potentially prevent and reduce future outbreaks.

Keyphrases

sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
sleep quality
electronic health record
current status
big data
randomized controlled trial
depressive symptoms
clinical trial
data analysis
double blind
neural network