Last updated on December 6th, 2023 at 12:32 am
Ancestry update released on their covid COVID-19 study. Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 is an infectious disease. So, as you know, most of the world is suffering from this disease.
COVID-19 is the worst pandemic the world has seen. So, Ancestry decided to do a research-based analysis on it. If you want to learn more, then read this blog.
People need to be very specific with their health. As the Novel coronavirus is been spreading at a very increased rate all over the world.
So as to help, Ancestry has posted a blog written by EVP of Health and DNA at Ancestry, Ron Park, informing about their COVID-19 study.
Ancestry update Released – Genetic Clue
As Ron Park reminds us, Ancestry’s COVID-19 study was launched to look for genetic clues. To find how an individual responds to the novel coronavirus that can be a cause of COVID-19. Near about 600,000 people participated in the study of Ancestry’s personal discoveries project. The company is giving support to the community by encouraging them to continue their engagement and support.
At the moment, the company is outset to look at the data. Ancestry’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr Catherine Ball, is leading the team. Some of Ancestry’s team observations include.
People who took part were from all 50 states in the US.
The average age of the people was 53.
67.5% female, 32.1%male and 0.35% other gender did participate.
94% of people fully completed the survey, within the existing conditions and the preexisting medical condition at the movement.
When Ancestry looked at the study of the participants who reported COVID-19 vulnerability risks, Ancestry found that:
Students also participated and went for a test of COVID-19. About 18.5% of students participated in this test. So, a good number of students are involved in this study.
12% of the students who participated in the report were experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19.
The probability was that 13.4% of students were positive from tested students. So, Ancestry update is trying to give out information that may help.
Three thousand seven hundred confirmed cases were reported from the participants for the COVID-19 test. In this group of people, the ancestry team found that there are some people with similar characteristics. They saw in the CDC database of those who tested positive from hospitals.
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