Nearly one in four people in Delhi may have contracted Covid-19, study reveals

  • 📰 CNN
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 26 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 95%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

The study suggests actual coronavirus infections in the Indian capital of New Delhi are much more widespread than the number of confirmed cases reflects

The survey tested blood samples of 21,387 people across Delhi. Among them, 23.48% were found to have Covid-19 antibodies, indicating past exposure to the coronavirus.The study, conducted by India's National Center for Disease Control two weeks ago, suggests actual infections in the city are much more widespread than the number of confirmed cases reflects.As of Wednesday, Delhi has recorded a total of 125,096 cases, accounting for less than 1% of its population of 16.

In a press release, India's health ministry said the study indicated that a large number of people infected remained asymptomatic."Nearly six months into the epidemic, only 23.48% of the people are affected in Delhi, which has several pockets of dense population," the ministry said."This can be attributed to the proactive efforts taken by the government to prevent the spread of infection," it said, citing containment measures such as prompt lockdowns and contact tracing.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

It's called Herd Immunity....funny how liberals suddenly forgot their own ultimate goal! Indians are fortunate their health officials did NOT irrationally ban the use of HCQ.

That’s not surprising please get Some actual data, if every citizen have not had multiple test at least once a month. Facts rendered itself to speculation not imperical data.

Studies in New York & New Delhi appear to follow a pattern..that actual figures are 3.5 times higher than those officially reported!Were the studies conducted by the same group?Is it a trend or a coincidence?Also, what connection with Sweden?Why tuck in 2 lines from there?Unclear

very sad 😔 I love Hindustan ❤️ .. world need to have that vaccine already ☹️

How many dead? How many tested positive and never got sick?

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Mom who nearly died due to COVID-19 meets newborn son 1 month after birthJessica Rowlett had an emergency c-section after testing positive for COVID-19. I’m due in Sept been home sheltering in place since February, only gone out for essentials & I’m so scared to deliver in a hospital!!! Stay well. I’m so happy you finally get to hold your beautiful baby every day. If you're stupid enough to fall into the mask thing you're too stupid to have kids. May be a god send for the child. Better parents for then.
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

Nearly A Third Of Americans Believe Covid-19 Death Toll Conspiracy TheoryHealth experts believe the reported death count is in fact lower than the actual number of Covid-19 deaths. What conspiracy theory? That basically everyone that has a positive test and dies, goes into the statistic? Sorry, but that's a fact... What is the total death count through June 30 All Deaths All Causes) in 2020 and how does this compare to each of the past 5 years through June 30. Also what is the weekly count each of past 10 weeks as compared to same week last year?
Source: Forbes - 🏆 394. / 53 Read more »

California reports nearly 12,000 COVID cases, biggest increase since pandemic startedCalifornia reported a record increase of more than 11,800 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally of county data, as the Trump administration pushes for schools to reopen to help businesses return to normal. Poderiam colocar música ao vivo e fogueira pro pessoal curtir um pouco ao ar livre. When will it stop you shut down more and stil !! Just cough.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Nearly 17,000 Southwest employees sign up for buyouts, voluntary leave as furlough threat loomsThousands of airline employees are signing up for leaves of absence, buyouts or early retirements as the threat of furloughs looms this summer.
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »

Adevinta wins auction to buy eBay's classified ads unit for nearly $9 billionNorway's Adevinta has won the auction to buy the bulk of eBay's classified ads unit for nearly $9 billion, with the U.S. e-commerce firm planning to keep a minority stake, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. 👍👍👍 eBay has a classified ads unit?
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Colombia's coronavirus cases top 200,000, deaths at nearly 7,000Colombia's confirmed cases of coronavirus topped 200,000 on Monday, the health ministry said, while deaths from the disease reached 6,929 as the Andean country continues a months-long lockdown meant to stem infections. Y todo gracias a este HP inepto We are about to see the real face of this country. It’s not the government’s or it’s institutions fault, is its people, culturally indiscipline, defiant to law and authority and a huge lack of common sense. The perfect storm for Covid_19 let’s hope for the best. 😴😴😴
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »