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25% of Delhi has covid-19Nearly a quarter of Delhi residents may have been infected by the novel coronavirus, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday, citing results of a serological-prevalence study by the National Centre for Disease Control.

The study showed 23.48% of the 21,387 people surveyed had developed Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies, indicating they had been exposed to the SARS-Cov2 virus.

It also showed that a large number of infected persons are asymptomatic. Delhi, which has a population of over 11 million, has so far reported 1,23,747 confirmed cases and 3,663 deaths.

The samples were collected between 27 June and 10 July across 11 districts. The ministry said a significant proportion of the population is still vulnerable,.

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