A sero-surveillance study done in Delhi found that 23.48 per cent of the city's respondents had IgG antibodies, indicating many people would likely be infected with coronavirus but asymptomatic. The study was conducted by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with the Delhi government from June 27 to July 10.
A total of 21,387 samples were collected according to lab standards and then tested. These tests were not diagnostic but done to identify the presence of antibodies in the general population. Antibody testing done repeatedly over time generates important evidence for assessing the spread of the pandemic from