SARS-CoV-2 antibody status in decedents undergoing forensic postmortem examination in Maryland, May 24 to June 30, 2020

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was 10% among the subset of decedents undergoing forensic postmortem examination in June in Maryland Decedents of motor vehicle crashes had similar seroprevalence compared to those with a natural death (including decedents with SARS-CoV-2 infection) Decedents of motor vehicle crashes may be a sentinel surveillance population