A total of 21.5% of those who were tested as part of a serological
survey in Chennai were found to have developed immunity against coronavirus,
the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) said.
A total of 21.5
per cent of those who were tested as part of a serological
survey in Chennai were found to have developed immunity against
coronavirus, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) said.
Samples of upwards of 12,000 people, who were selected at random, had been
collected in July and tested as part of the test, which showed 21.5 per cent of
people have developed immunity, GCC Commissioner Prakash said at a press
conference here on Tuesday.
The GCC
Commissioner, however, urged people to follow the guidelines and SOPs for the
disease, at least for the coming three months even after relaxations came into
force, and to continue wearing face masks and avoid unnecessary travelling.
He also said that
with relaxations being announced contact tracing would become more difficult,
therefore, family members of the symptomatic patients and office premises, in
case an employee tests positive, will have to be canceled.
Prakash said that
the COVID-19
positivity rate has reduced from 30 to nine per 100 persons.
As per the Union
Health Ministry on Tuesday, Tamil Nadu had 52,578 active coronavirus cases,
while 3,68,141 persons have been cured and discharged in the state. The state
has also reported a high 7,322 number of deaths due to the infection.
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