More than 50% kids in Mumbai have Covid-19 antibodies: Sero-survey

Seropositivity is highest in the age group 10-14 years, at 53.43 per cent

More than 50 per cent of the pediatric population in Mumbai has Covid-19 antibodies, showed findings from a sero-survey conducted here. Seroprevalence implies presence of virus-fighting antibodies against Sars-CoV-2.

The Sero-survey of SARS-CoV-2 infection among the pediatric population of Mumbai was conducted by BYL Nair Hospital and Kasturba Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory of BMC on the background of imminent danger of the third wave to the pediatric population.  

The survey has found that more than 50 per cent of the pediatric population in health care settings has antibodies to Covid-19. The overall sero-positivity is 51.18 per cent including 54.36 per cent