Tamil Nadu: COVID-19 cases cross 1,60,000 mark, Chennai Corporation starts antibody tests – All India Radio

Tamil Nadu: COVID-19 cases cross 1,60,000 mark, Chennai Corporation starts antibody tests

In Tamil Nadu, the total Covid-19 infection has crossed one lakh sixty thousand with 4538 people confirmed positive yesterday. The Chennai Corporation has started taking antibody tests to assess the scale of the pandemic further. The Chennai Corporation has launched the antibody tests in the city beginning with its field staff in the first phase. 28 out of the 564 people tested were found to have the immunoglobulins in their blood that are currently fighting the invading virus, which means they may possibly be carrying the virus. Therefore the civic body has decided to carry the RT-PCR test for confirmation. The Corporation has said the tests would be scaled up in the days to come to cover the public as well.