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Haryana sero survey finds virus antibodies in 8% people

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Antibodies against SARSCoV-2 were found among 8 per cent of the the state’s population in a seroprevalence survey conducted in Haryana last month, with people in urban areas and districts in the National Capital Region found affected more, state Health Minister Anil Vij said on Friday.

According to the survey, Faridabad tops the list, with 25.8 per cent of people in the district having had the infection at some point, while Rohtak – at 1.1 per cent seroprevalence – was the lowest. Prevalence is more in urban areas (9.6 per cent) compared to rural areas (6.9 per cent), it reported.

The survey found seropositivity of 7.8 per cent in samples of women tested, and 8 per cent among samples of men. Prevalence was found higher among women in Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Jhajjar and Mahendragarh district, and higher among men in Hisar, Jind, Kurukshetra, Nuh, Panipat, and Yamunanagar districts.