More than 3,400 people in the Calgary zone signed up for asymptomatic testing for the novel coronavirus last week, and according to the province’s top doctor, the results show the highest risk is among those who come into close contact with the virus.
The province announced May 11 that asymptomatic Calgarians who were working outside their homes could be tested over the course of the week.
In the preliminary results released on Tuesday, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said 430 of those tested had been in close contact with someone who had tested positive for the virus.
Of those 430 people, 75 tested positive, though they didn’t exhibit any of the signs. Of the remaining roughly 3,000 people who signed up to be swabbed,