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23.5% Delhi residents had IgG antibodies:Sero-surveillance study by NCDC

Tuesday, July 21, 2020
In Delhi, 23.48 percent of Delhi's respondents had IgG antibodies as per a sero-surveillance study. This indicates that many people would likely be infected with coronavirus but asymptomatic. The study was conducted by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with the Delhi government from June 27 to July 10. A total of 21,387 samples were collected according to lab standards and then tested. These tests were not diagnostic but done to identify the presence of antibodies in the general population. Antibody testing done repeatedly over time generates important evidence for assessing the spread of the pandemic from time to time. Read more