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India govt says 21.5% of population may have caught COVID-19: Survey

  • Total vaccinations in India, rank as the world's third-highest, behind the United States and China, but its ranking is lower on a per capita basis
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  • A healthcare worker wearing PPE collects a swab sample from a man during a rapid antigen testing campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad
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About 21.5% of India’s 1.35 billion people may have been infected with COVID-19, according to a government serological survey of more than 35 500 people released on Thursday.

Among healthcare workers, the figure jumped to 25.7%, government officials told a news conference.

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