Almost 90% of people in Mumbai have Covid antibodies

Nearly 90 per cent of people in Mumbai, are estimated to have Covid-19 antibodies, according to the civic body survey released on Friday.

The fifth blood serum survey which tests for antibodies, known as a sero survey conducted between August and early September included 8,674 adults out of which almost 65 per cent were vaccinated. The survey also revealed that more females had Covid-19 antibodies compared to their male counterparts at 88.29 per cent compared to 85.07 per cent.

Sero-prevalence was significantly higher in individuals who had received either first or both doses of Covid-19 vaccine as compared to their unvaccinated counterparts, the survey by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation noted.