Hyderabad: Around 6 lakh people may have been affected by SARS-CoV-2, says study

A study released by Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) stated that around 6 lakh people in Hyderab could have been infected by COVID-19 in 35 days. se include symptomatic and asymptomatic patients and also recently recovered individuals.

ding a table point,  CCMB press release mentioned that  individuals who are infected by SARS-CoV-2 shed virus t only through nasal and oral routes but also through faeces and it provides an opportunity to "use sew/wastewater samples to estimate spre of infection in a given locality or area".

reason cited for sew samples being suitable for epidemiological studies was that  sew samples in SARS-CoV-2 are n-infectious. release said that since an infected person sheds viral material in faecal samples for up to 35 days, se studies will provide an overall estimate of situation in a window of one month. 

It said that of 1800 million litres water used daily in Hyderab, 40 per cent is processed at different sew treatment plants (STPs). CSIR-CCMB and CSIR-IICT harvested sew samples to estimate number of potentially infected individuals in city in a collaborative effort. Sew samples from major STPs were processed for detecting presence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA.

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Meanwhile, Telangana on Friday reported 1,967 new COVID-19 cases as overall tally neared one lakh mark in state. death toll rose to 737 with eight more fatalities, a state government bulletin said on Friday, providing data as of 8 pm on August 20.

1,967 new infections pushed overall count in state to 99,391. Greater Hyderab Municipal Corporation (GHMC) recorded 473 fresh infections, followed by Rangareddy (202), Medchal-Malkajgiri (170) and Warangal Urban (101) districts.

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