Over 90% Delhi population has antibodies, sero survey results show
Zee News
A total of 28,000 samples were collected from all the 280 wards, including New Delhi Municipal Council and Cantonment Board wards, in Delhi.
New Delhi: More than 90 per cent of those covered under the sixth serological survey in Delhi have developed antibodies against coronavirus, according to a report submitted to the government on Wednesday. This means that Delhi is unlikely to witness a Covid wave as destructive as the second wave in April and May until a new severe variant emerges, a government official said.
"However, we cannot say Delhi has achieved herd immunity despite such a high level of sero-prevalence," the official said. Also, it cannot be said whether vaccination has a role to play in the high seropositivity rate in the capital.
"We have found Covid antibodies in more than 90 per cent of the samples collected during the sixth round of the survey," an official source said.
