Over 28% Delhi residents exposed to coronavirus: second serosurvey
The second
round of serosurvey conducted in Delhi during the first week of August
showed 28.35 per cent population had antibodies for coronavirus, a press
statement by Delhi government said.
The first
survey done in the June-July period by the National Centre for Disease Control
had shown approximately 23 per cent of the capital’s people were exposed to the
coronavirus. Two more rounds of serosurvey are scheduled in first week of
September and October.
A gender
analysis of 12,598 subjects in the follow-up survey showed that 28.3 per cent
of males and 32.2 per cent of female exhibited the covid antibodies. Age wise
breakup of seroprevalence showed nearly 35 per cent of those with antibodies
were less than 18 years of age. Around 29 per cent were in the age bracket 18
to 49 while 31 per cent were above 50 years of age.
Serosurvey
involves collection of blood samples from a group of individuals to check them
for antibodies for covid. If the test is positive it shows that the person has
been infected in the past. Read More
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