POLL: Majority Of Americans Say They’ve Had COVID

The Washington Post reports:

In a new Monmouth University poll, 52 percent of Americans say they’ve personally contracted the virus. That’s up from 40 percent in late January, in the weeks following FDA acting commissioner Janet Woodcock’s testimony. Today, a little more than 4 in 10 say they’ve tested positive for or been diagnosed with covid-19, while 10 percent say they haven’t been diagnosed but know they’ve had the virus.

This appears to be the first poll to show a majority of Americans saying they’ve been infected at some point. The latest Monmouth poll also reinforces something previous surveys have also surfaced: Those who say they’ve contracted the virus are significantly more likely to be Republicans. Some 57 percent of Republicans say they’ve contracted the virus, compared with 38 percent of Democrats.

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57% of Republicans say they’ve had covid — whether diagnosed or not — compared to 38% of Dems. https://t.co/aK6diA2r3h

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