51.18% Of Mumbai Children Have Covid Antibodies, Says Sero Survey

A sero survey conducted in Mumbai in March showed a 39.4 per cent sero positivity for the below-18 age group

Over 51 per cent of Mumbai's general paediatric population - those below 18 - have antibodies for COVID-19, a sero survey conducted in the city between April 1 and June 15 has revealed. 2,176 blood samples collected from path labs across Mumbai showed the highest sero prevalence (53.43 per cent) for children between the ages of 10 and 14. Children aged 15-18 showed 51.39 per cent sero prevalence and those between one and four showed 51.04 per cent sero prevalence. The overall sero prevalence rate for Mumbai's children (one to 18 age group) is 51.18 per cent. "There is a notable increase in the sero positivity in the paediatric population to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in this study as compared to the third sero survey conducted in March 2021," Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), said.