The levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been declining in U.S. patients over time, which could account for the lower number of ICU admissions and overall death rate compared to when the virus first arrived, researchers claim.

The study, conducted by Wayne State University researchers and presented at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, relied on nasal swabs taken from hospitalized patients in Detroit between April 4 and June 5. They then assessed all samples that had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during that time period and found a progressive decline in the number of samples that were categorized as having a high viral load.

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“By week five of the study, 70% of the positive samples had an initial low viral load” according to a press release. “This …continued .
[Source: Fox News]