Mumbai’s fifth sero survey results released

COVID-19 antibodies were found in 90.26% of fully or partially vaccinated people, municipal body says

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on September 17 announced the findings of the fifth sero survey conducted in its jurisdiction, the results of which showed that COVID-19 antibodies were found in 90.26% of people who were fully or partially vaccinated, and in 79.86% of unvaccinated citizens. A total of 8,674 samples were collected and tested.

The key findings of the survey showed that overall sero-prevalence stood at 86.64%. The study estimates around 87.02% prevalence in slums and 86.22% prevalence in non-slums, in the BMC’s 24 wards. This is higher than previous sero-surveys.