57% in slums, 16% in societies exposed to Covid-19: Mumbai sero-survey

The study further found that more women had been infected compared to men while, overall, 40 per cent had had the infection

According to the findings of a sero-survey conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) 57 per cent respondents from slums were exposed to and had developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus, while the figure for residential societies stood at 16 per cent. The survey was conducted on 6,936 people from three wards, reports The Indian Express.

Explaining higher exposure to the virus among slum residents (nearly 3.5 times), officials associated with the survey said conditions such as shared toilets, high population density and lack of physical distancing could be responsible.

The study further found that more women had been infected compared