Nearly half of Jakarta's residents may have contracted Covid-19, according to a health survey that tested for antibodies — more than 12 times the number of cases officially recorded in the Indonesian capital at the time when the research was carried out
The survey, published July 10, tested for coronavirus antibodies in the blood of about 5,000 people across the city from March 15-31. The results showed 44.5% of those tested had antibodies, indicating they had been infected with Covid-19.
Indonesia grapples with oxygen crisis amid record Covid cases 03:03"Through this survey, we can estimate the proportion of Jakarta residents who have been infected by the SARS CoV-2 virus, whether identified by PCR tests or not," said Widyastuti, head of Jakarta's Provincial Health Office, in an online press conference on July 10, state-run news agency Antara reported.
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