Covid-19: Pune study shows seroprevalence of antibodies in 51.5% samples

Pune's first sero survey has found that 51.5 per cent of the 1644 respondents from five highly- affected wards in the city have seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19 infection.

A serological survey is done to detect the presence of specific antibodies, and is used to assess the prevalence of a disease in the population.

Data from the Pune sero survey was released on Monday. The survey had 1,664 respondents (all above 18 years) from the city's five wards whose population is 366,000.

The survey was conducted by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research