India may have crossed 6.4 mn cases in May, ahead of US: Serosurvey

ICMR report found seroprevalence in the 0.62-1.03% range across four strata of districts, from zero to high level of cases; 30,283 households were visited in 700 clusters across 70 districts

India may have had 6.4 million coronavirus cases by May, the first national population-based sero survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has indicated. The survey suggests that 0.73 per cent adults in India were exposed to coronavirus, amounting to 6.4 million infections by early May.

India is currently second in the world, with over 4.5 million reported cases, while the US has the highest number of around 6.4 million Covid-19 cases according to the John Hopkins Covid tracker. But ICMR’s sero survey report suggests India may have exceeded the official tally of the US.

The findings of the