Coronavirus: The report found that Covid antibodies were present in 25% of the people tested.
New Delhi:
One in four people in Delhi appears to be infected with COVID-19 and that the virus has affected nearly every household in the national capital, said the Delhi High Court, which on Wednesday examined the latest sero survey report that notes that the central district is the worst. hit.
According to the latest report from the fourth round of serosurveys carried out in the national capital, which was placed before a court of judges Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, the central district of Delhi has seen a more than double increase in the rate. infection compared to survey data conducted in September.
The latest report found that COVID-19 antibodies were present in 25 percent of the people tested.
After carefully reading the report, presented through the Delhi government’s additional permanent counsel, Satyakam, the court said that “one in four people in the city appears to be infected with COVID-19 and that the virus has affected almost all the homes of the national capital “.
“No home has been left intact,” the bank said, referring to the survey data and asking why the Delhi government was relaxing the rules in such a situation when other states in similar locations were imposing restrictions.
According to the survey conducted between October 15 and October 21, 15,015 people were tested and the prevalence of antibodies was found to be slightly higher in women (26.1%) compared to men (25, 06%) and also comparatively higher (at 29.83 percent, in participants over 50, according to the report.
It recommended that since Delhi continued to report an increase in COVID-19 cases and has not yet peaked, therefore serosurveillance should be stopped until the numbers stabilize, after which it can be resumed. .
The survey also found that diabetes mellitus was found to be a risk factor for subclinical infection.
The report further indicated that in the July and August rounds of the serosurvey, living in a containment zone was significantly associated with being HIV-positive.
“However, during the September and October round, the seroprevalence observed was lower in participants who had ever lived in containment zones,” he said.
He also said that among participants who did not have symptoms of influenza-like illness, the percentage of seropositivity or presence of antibodies was 26.8 percent in October, indicating the asymptomatic status of those infected by COVID-19.
The report was presented to the court during the hearing on a PIL that seeks to increase the numbers of COVID-19 tests in the national capital and obtain rapid results.
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