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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

OPKO NY nursing home results: 29% of staff positive for COVID-19 exposure

OPKO Health (NASDAQ:OPK) was up premarket on the heels of announcing the results of COVID-19 molecular PCR and antibody tests in nursing home and live-in facility employees in New York, performed by unit BioReference Labs.
Overall 29% of nursing home employees in the state tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, with results ranging from 16.2%-55.1%, depending on the specific area.
2.9% of employees tested positive for active infection (positive PCR) in the state, ranging from 1.20% – 4.60%.
The majority of the nearly 3,500 antibody tests were performed within the first two weeks of May.

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