Covid-19: Ahmedabad’s infection positivity dips below 1%

Covid-19: Ahmedabad’s infection positivity dips below 1%

So, in the case of Ahmedabad, the converse is true. As the city tests more, it finds fewer and fewer infections. While Ahmedabad was one of the few cities where testing data and a sero-survey were showing similar results—on July 11 the sero-survey showed a 17.7% infection, whereas the case infection rate was 15.1%–a change … Read more

Second Sero Survey in Ahmedabad: No herd immunity yet, 40% of Covid-19 recovered patients lack antibodies

Second Sero Survey in Ahmedabad: No herd immunity yet, 40% of Covid-19 recovered patients lack antibodies

Samples for the survey were collected from different wards keeping in mind the proportion of the population and varied age groups. In a troubling development, the sero survey conducted in Ahmedabad has found that 40 per cent of recovered Covid-19 patients have no presence of antibodies against the coronavirus. With 40 per cent of the … Read more