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Coronavirus cases recorded by GPs higher than recorded
Research suggests that suspected cases of coronavirus recorded by GPs at the height of the pandemic were three times higher than officially confirmed infections.
The research, undertaken by Queen Mary University of London, is further evidence that coronavirus was more prevalent among the population than previously thought. It claims that between mid-February and the end of April, GPs recorded 8,985 suspected cases, triple the number of people found positive at test centres over the same period.
Speaking to Sky News, Dr Sally Hull, who led the research, said: “I think we were underestimating those numbers because at the early stages of the pandemic, people we advised not to see their GPs but to talk to NHS 111 or to just stay at home and sit it out. So although GPs were reporting three times the number of confirmed cases at the test centres, actually there are a lot more people who stayed at home or rang the NHS - so I'm sure we were underestimating the cases at that period."
The study, which is peer-reviewed, has been published in the British Journal of General Practice.
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