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Coronavirus

Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN HL2950, tabled on 25 March 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of patients with COVID-19 who have been asymptomatic; and of those, how many were subsequently treated.

Answered on

28 April 2020

On 20 March, the Government published scientific evidence supporting the United Kingdom Government response on COVID-19, including modelling on the dynamics of transmission of the virus.

The proportion of cases who are asymptomatic is difficult to estimate. Information about the scientific evidence used to support the UK Government response can be found online via GOV.UK.

Those with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic are unlikely to be treated, as they would not have health issues.