Current Covid-19 cases may be far more than official figures

Updated On: 05 April, 2023 07:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore

A survey of 11,000 people by a community-based social media organisation says while 76 per cent had at least one symptom, just 24 per cent ventured to take a Covid test

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The number of novel Coronavirus cases may have been underreported, as only 24 per cent of over 11,000 surveyed citizens got themselves tested for Covid, finds a survey by LocalCircles, a community social media platform. The remaining 76 per cent didn’t get tested despite having flu-like symptoms, the result showed. The survey showed that three out of four respondents did not undertake the test to detect Covid-19 when they suffered from flu-like illness.

As the number of infections rose rapidly, LocalCircles connected with 11,449 citizens across 303 districts in India between March 16 and April 2 to learn if people with symptoms like cold, cough, fever, fatigue, respiratory issues were getting themselves tested for Covid-19. The survey asked respondents whether they or their immediate family members were undertaking a Covid-19 test when having flu-like symptoms. As many as 76 per cent of the respondents said they “did not take any Covid-19 test despite the symptoms”.

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