Covid-19: BMC begins fifth sero survey in all administrative wards

Updated On: 12 August, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI

According to the BMC, sero prevalence studies are conducted to get the evidence of past exposure to the virus and to know the spread of infection in the population, during Covid-19 pandemic

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A crowded market in Kandivli. Pic/Satej Shinde

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday said it has begun the fifth Covid-19 sero-survey in all 24 administrative wards across the city. The survey is being carried out with the help of IDFC Institute and ATE Chandra Foundation, it said.

A statement issued by the civic body on Thursday night said the survey will be conducted in clinics of selected general medical practitioners for non-slum areas. "About 8,000 random samples will be collected during the survey and tested at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General, Sion Hospital," it stated.