87 Per Cent Of Mumbai Population Has Covid Antibodies: 5th Serosurvey
NDTV
65 per cent of samples collected were from people who had received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, and antibodies were detected in 90.26 per cent of this group
87 per cent of people in the Greater Mumbai area have COVID-19 antibodies - meaning they have been exposed to the coronavirus at least once - according to the results of a sero-survey conducted between August 12 and September 9 in anticipation of a third wave of infections.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the city's civic body, has warned people that estimated sero-prevalence levels do not necessarily indicate high protection levels.
Scientists continue to emphasise the use of face masks and hand sanitisers when in public, as well as maintaining social distance, particularly with the holiday season around the corner.
The survey - the fifth by the Mumbai civic body so far - studied 8,674 samples collected via systematic random sampling from all 24 city wards, as well as from people visiting municipal dispensaries and doctors' offices in slum and non-slum areas, respectively.
