Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu’s seroprevalence stands at 66.2%
The Hindu
This is much higher than the seroprevalence of 29% during the second survey conducted in April 2021; western districts however continue to have less than 50%, the present survey found
Tamil Nadu has an overall seroprevalence -- which is the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 -- of 66.2%. Among the 38 districts, Virudhunagar had the highest seropositivity at 84%, while Erode had the lowest at 37%, according to the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine’s phase-III cross-sectional serosurvey conducted in July. The State’s seroprevalence was 29% during the second survey conducted in April 2021 and 31% during October-November 2020. Of the 26,610 samples tested from 888 clusters for the third round of the serosurvey, 17,624 individuals had IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
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