Had we done a lot more testing we'd have found this out a lot sooner.
In the rare cases when an entire at risk group - like a bunch of people on a boat - has been tested the numbers have looked like this, with as many as half the positives showing up totally asymptomatic.
New estimates show 25% to 50% of coronavirus carriers don't even feel sick and can infect others blindly
More data showing people without symptoms are fueling the spread of coronavirus have top officials rethinking whether the general public should be wearing masks.
New data out of Iceland shows 50% of those who tested positive said they were asymptomatic.
In the US, an estimated 25% of coronavirus carriers have no symptoms, said the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Information that we have pretty much confirmed now is that a significant number of individuals that are infected actually remain asymptomatic. That may be as many as 25%," CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield told NPR.
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