Sero prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in general population of Nagpur district

Background: Population based sero-epidemiological studies help us to determine the burden of COVID-19 infection at community level and monitor trends in transmission SARS-CoV-2 infection. Antibody sero-positivity indicates extent spread given population forms basis for strengthening public health mitigation measures. The present study was carried out with objective conducting serosurvey Nagpur district understand designing implementation appropriate system policy interventions. This cross-sectional District over two weeks October November 2020. For purpose this survey divided into NMC area Non area.Methods: House house data collected using Google form. detection specific antibodies venous blood from each participant electrochemiluminescence immunoassay performed. cleaned, coded analysed EPI INFO.Results: total seroprevalence found be 35.17 %. seroprevalance 49.7% which more than twice that (20.7%).Conclusions: Considerably large numbers infections are asymptomatic, however a sizeable proportion is still susceptible thus there no time complacency.