New Delhi: Delhi is moving towards herd immunity from coronavirus, with 50 to 60 per cent of folks in a single district obtaining created antibodies to the virus, the most current round of sero-survey has identified, sources mentioned. Herd immunity is what the authorities are attempting to accomplish with the vaccination programme, in which a vital mass of immune folks can cease the spread of the virus by breaking the chain of transmission.Delhi has a population of more than two crore, spread across 11 districts. For the present survey — carried out by the Delhi government in association with the National Centre for Disease Control — scientists had collected the samples of more than 25,000 folks from many districts across the city.Official figures from the overall health ministry say only 6.33 lakh folks have been identified infected in Delhi. But the survey indicates that the total figure could be more than 1 crore, sources mentioned.In a single district, the quantity of the infected folks was about 60 per cent. In the rest of the city’s 10 districts, the typical is above 50 per cent — close to the magic figure expected.In the initial sero-survey — carried out among June 27 and July 10 — the researchers utilized 21,387 samples and identified that about 23 per cent of the folks had been exposed to the virus.In August, the figure went up to 29.1 per cent. In September, the figure was 25.1 per cent and it was 25.5 per cent the following month.Delhi logged 148 new situations of COVID-19 situations in the final 24 hours — the fourth time the everyday surge figure stood beneath the 200 mark in January.The total quantity of infected folks in the national capital has crossed 6.33 lakh. The quantity of fatalities touched 10,808 with nine new deaths on Sunday.
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