The district health department will soon conduct a second round of a sero survey in which about 750 people will be tested. According to the health department, the purpose of this survey is to monitor the population of Stork-Cove 2 infection in the district.
An official said that they have identified places in both urban and rural areas for the sero survey to be conducted in the district for Covid-19 Infection.
This survey is planned to be done on 750 people in 16 clusters of the district, the officials said.
“All the preparations for the sero survey round have been completed. We have received test kits and the staff on duty has also been trained. As soon as the date for the survey from the state government will be determined, the survey work will be started here,” Dr. Virendra Yadav, Civil Surgeon of Gurugram, said. He further informed that this survey will be done in 4 urban areas and 12 rural areas of Gurugram district. The 4 urban areas include Urban Primary Health Center (UPHC) Fazilpur, UPHC area Khandsa, UPHC Naharpur Rupa and UPHC Rajendra Park etc.
In the rural areas of the district, the Primary Health Center (PHC) will be conducted in Gurgaon Village, Dundahera, Chauma Rural area, Garhi Harsaru, Chandu, Budhera, Bhondsi, Rithoj, Dhani Rithoj, Kasan, Manesar, Nainwal. “With this test we also came to know whether any person infected with covid-19 and recovered himself. It will also be known whether antibodies to corona infection have been developed in his body or not,” he said.
“This survey will consist of stratified multi-stage sampling, in which samples will be taken with the consent of people above 18 years of age. Also, a supervisor will be designated to monitor the two clusters,” Yadav added.
Earlier the health officials said a sero survey on a smaller scale was conducted in the city in the first week of July. Of the 360 samples collected to check antibodies, 24 had returned positive.
Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus cases in the city on Sunday rose to 25,389 including 249 new cases. The Covid-19 toll has reached 190 in the district. Around 22,801 patients have been recovered from the disease so far. Gurugram now has 2,398 active cases, officials added.