ICMR Completes Second Round Of Sero-Survey

The Indian Council of Medical Research has completed the second round of the nation-wide sero-survey which assesses the spread of COVID-19 in India. 

The second round begun on August 24 and covered the same 70 districts as the first round. 

In the first round, there was a 0.73 per cent prevalence of COVID-19 in the population. ICMR director general Dr.Balrama Bhargava said that approximately 6.4 million people were exposed to the virus in early May.