The Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday revealed its findings of the second serological survey that showed one in 15 people, aged over 10 years, may have been exposed to the coronavirus by the end of August.
“One in 15 individuals aged over 10 years were estimated to be exposed to Covid-19 by August 2020,” the research body’s chief Balram Bhargava said. “Earlier we had thought that it does not affect those below 18, but have now found there’s no difference. The prevalence is not different by age group or gender.”
The survey, conducted between August 17 and September 22, showed that the prevalence of Covid-19 among individuals over 10 years was 6.6%, and only among adults (over 18 years of age) was 7.1%. The ICMR also found that in urban slums the prevalence was 15.6% and non-slums was 8.2%, but the prevalence of cases in rural areas was 4.4%.
The ICMR…