More than half of Delhi’s population have created antibodies against Covid-19, stated state overall health minister Satyendar Jain, citing a sero survey.
Jain stated that the fifth round of Sero Survey’s findings show 56% of Delhi’s population have formed antibodies against Covid-19 infections. He, on the other hand, pointed that it does not necessarily imply herd immunity has been attained. “We should not get into a discussion over herd immunity,” he stated.
South-East Delhi district showed the maximum seroprevalence of antibodies amongst respondents at 62.18 per cent followed by South and West districts. North Delhi at 49.09 per cent had antibodies created in the lowest quantity of persons.
In the fifth sero survey carried out in the national capital of Delhi, antibodies have been detected in 56.13 % of population.
This was the biggest survey getting carried out by the Delhi Govt.
Delhi has largely won more than COVID, although we ought to continue to practice covid proper behaviour. pic.twitter.com/0fvDqCvvg6
— Satyendar Jain (@SatyendarJain) February 2, 2021
For the survey, samples of 25,000 persons from several districts of the national capital have been studied. Delhi with its 11 districts has a population of two crores.
The minister additional advised residents to continue following Covid-19 security measures which includes wearing masks or face cover and sanitising hands timely.
The outcomes in the fifth round of the sero survey, carried out from January 15 to January 23, strongly indicates that Delhi is inching towards acquiring herd immunity against coronavirus infection. The exercising in August showed 29.1 per cent of Delhi’s population has antibodies. In September and October study when Delhi faced a spike in Covid-19 instances, the figure for creating antibodies stood at 25.1 and 25.5 per cent, respectively.