Almost a quarter of Delhi has had coronavirus: Study

More than one in five people in Delhi have been infected with the coronavirus, according to a study, indicating that most cases in the Indian capital region have gone undetected.

The National Center for Disease Control tested 21,387 people selected randomly across Delhi, the state that includes New Delhi, and found that 23.48 percent had antibodies to the virus.

Adjusting for false positives and negatives, it estimated that 22.86 percent of the population had been infected by the virus, Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, who heads the institute, said in a news conference.