Antibody Tests Show Nearly 14 Percent <br />of New Yorkers Likely Had COVID-19 According to Governor Andrew Cuomo, the <br />random tests involved 3,000 people in 19 counties. They came a few days after the FDA <br />approved antibody tests for New York, which would let the state see exactly <br />how many have been infected. The tests were meant to determine if the subjects <br />previously had coronavirus and then recovered from it. This would mean they had antibodies <br />needed to fight off the disease. Andrew Cuomo, via <br />press briefing Andrew Cuomo, via press briefing The people tested were at shopping locations <br />and grocery stores, which Cuomo said may <br />be the reason for the high percentage. Andrew Cuomo, via <br />press briefing Cuomo added that the test sample's <br />data is "preliminary, but significant."