Fitbit sensors crucial in detecting early indicators of Covid-19, says CEO

The popular fitness brand, Fitbit, has revealed that the sensors in the instrument can be crucial in early detection of novel coronavirus infection, at least one to two days before symptoms surface. The breathing rate and heart rate, both vital in determining the presence of Covid-19, can be checked through the device.

According to Fitbit Co-founder and CEO James Park, over 1,00,000 Fitbit users signed up for the study to check if “an algorithm to detect potential signs of the disease” and the “results are incredibly exciting”.

These features will be available in the new Fitbit wearables such as Fitbit Sense, the company’s new flagship smartwatch. The product has the world’s first electrodermal activity sensor on a smartwatch to alert about rising stress levels.