(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)NEW DELHI More than one in five people in Delhi have been infected with the coronavirus, according to a study released Tuesday, 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% had antibodies to the virus.
Delhi, with a population of 29 million, has officially reported 123,747 cases and 3,663 deaths.
The study, however, indicates more than 6.6 million likely cases, with most not identified or tested.
Experts suspect that many virus deaths, especially among the elderly, are not being picked up in official fatality numbers.