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India News | 8% of Haryana Residents Have COVID Anti-bodies: Health Minister

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday said that the State's Sero Survey report is a morale booster for all, as around 8 per cent of the population has reportedly developed antibodies.

India News | 8% of Haryana Residents Have COVID Anti-bodies: Health Minister

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], September 4 (ANI): Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday said that the State's Sero Survey report is a morale booster for all, as around 8 per cent of the population has reportedly developed antibodies.

The health minister said that around 7.32 per cent of the people developed antibodies without knowing they are positive.

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"Sero Survey report of Haryana is a morale booster for Corona Warriors of the state. 8 per cent of the population is reported to have developed anti-bodies. Surprisingly only .28 per cent have been tested positive by state labs it means 7.32 per cent developed anti-bodies without knowing they are corona positive," said the minister in a tweet.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of active cases in Haryana stand at 13,470. While the cured/discharged/migrated cases are 55,889, the death toll is at 740. (ANI)

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