Quebec’s blood collection agency has concluded that about 2.23 per cent of the province’s adult blood donors had contracted COVID-19.The seroprevalence study by Hema-Quebec and the province’s public health institute tested the blood of 7,691 people between the ages of 18 and 69 who donated blood between May 25 and July 9.
Canada inks deals with Pfizer, Moderna for coronavirus vaccine candidates When extrapolated to the rest of the population, the study estimated that some 124,800 adults contracted the virus since the pandemic began.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The Quebec government reported some 37,000 cases for the 20 to 69 age group in the same period.The study revealed that the highest.