SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroprevalence in blood donors located in three different federal states, Germany, March to June 2020.

ABSTRACT

Most cases of coronavirus disease 2019 are mild or asymptomatic. Therefore, many cases remain unrecorded. We determined seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 3,186 regular blood donors in three German federal states between 9 March and 3 June 2020. The IgG seroprevalence was 0.91% (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.58-1.24) overall, ranging from 0.66% (95% CI 0.13-1.19) in Hesse to 1.22% (95% CI 0.33-2.10) in Lower-Saxony.