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. 2021 May 21;108:27–36. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.05.043

Table 2.

Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and active infection in districts of Karnataka state (N = 15,624).

Unit Samplesa % IgG against SARS-CoV2b % active infectionb % prevalence of COVID-19b CIR IFR
Karnataka 15,624 16.8 (15.5–18.1) 12.6 (11.5–13.8) 27.7 (26.1–29.3) 1 : 40 0.05%
Ballari 406 22.7 (14.9–30.4) 34.3 (25.2–43.3) 43.5 (34–53) 1 : 49 0.04%
Davanagere 412 16.8 (9.8–23.7) 29.1 (20.2–38) 40.9 (31.3–50.5) 1 : 62 0.06%
Udupi 439 17 (10.3–23.7) 22.6 (15–30.2) 37 (28.2–45.9) 1 : 34 0.05%
Vijayapura 381 24.1 (15.9–32.4) 13.8 (6.6–21.1) 35.6 (25.9–45.3) 1 : 112 0.02%
Raichur 404 23.1 (15.2–30.9) 12.1 (5.4–18.7) 34.3 (25–43.6) 1 : 76 0.02%
Chikmagalur 436 12.3 (6.3–18.4) 20.9 (13.1–28.7) 32.1 (23.1–41.1) 1 : 54 0.06%
Yadgir 422 15.7 (9–22.5) 18.5 (11.2–25.9) 31.9 (23–40.8) 1 : 62 0.02%
Hassan 410 13.6 (7.1–20.1) 21.1 (12.8–29.4) 31 (21.7–40.3) 1 : 44 0.08%
Belgaum 430 23.9 (16.2–31.7) 6.4 (1.4–11.4) 30.3 (21.6–39) 1 : 95 0.02%
Kalaburagi 425 17.4 (10.5–24.4) 14.4 (7.8–21) 30.1 (21.4–38.7) 1 : 60 0.04%
Bengaluru Urban Conglomerate 3617 22.4 (19.6–25.3) 9.2 (7.1–11.2) 30.1 (26.9–33.3) 1 : 23 0.07%
Ramanagar 408 14.2 (7.5–20.8) 16.1 (8.7–23.6) 29.6 (20.4–38.7) 1 : 76 0.02%
Tumakuru 429 7 (1.9–12) 25.1 (16.2–34.1) 29.5 (20–39) 1 : 82 0.08%
Bengaluru Rural 432 15.6 (9–22.2) 16.4 (9–23.8) 29 (20.2–37.9) 1 : 46 0.02%
Haveri 417 15 (8.3–21.7) 14.5 (7.8–21.3) 28.8 (20.1–37.6) 1 : 72 0.04%
Mysuru 402 19.2 (11.9–26.6) 8.4 (2.7–14) 27.6 (18.9–36.3) 1 : 34 0.07%
Dakshina Kannada 430 15 (8.5–21.6) 13.5 (6.9–20) 27.4 (19–35.9) 1 : 34 0.11%
Chitradurga 411 10.3 (4.4–16.3) 16 (8.5–23.4) 26 (17.2–34.9) 1 : 85 0.01%
Mandya 414 18.8 (11.4–26.1) 6.7 (1.3–12.1) 25.5 (16.8–34.2) 1 : 54 0.02%
Koppal 427 20 (12.7–27.2) 2.6 (0–6.2) 22.6 (14.7–30.5) 1 : 38 0.04%
Shivamogga 426 8.1 (2.9–13.4) 13.7 (6.8–20.5) 21.8 (13.5–30) 1 : 31 0.09%
Chamarajanagar 383 16 (8.8–23.1) 6.6 (1.1–12.1) 21.3 (12.9–29.7) 1 : 72 0.02%
Kodagu 412 12.3 (6–18.5) 8.7 (2.8–14.5) 20.7 (12.6–28.9) 1 : 56 0.03%
Bidar 407 18.2 (10.9–25.4) 0.7 (0–3.3) 18.9 (11.2–26.5) 1 : 64 0.04%
Uttara Kannada 419 8.4 (3–13.8) 8.7 (3–14.4) 16.6 (9.1–24.1) 1 : 33 0.04%
Kolar 431 10.3 (4.5–16.1) 6.7 (1.6–11.9) 16.3 (9–23.6) 1 : 59 0.04%
Chikkaballapur 412 6.7 (1.6–11.8) 5.8 (0–11.8) 12.4 (4.8–20) 1 : 28 0.07%
Bagalkot 401 4.4 (0–8.9) 9.7 (3.6–15.8) 12.3 (5.3–19.4) 1 : 31 0.08%
Gadag 341 6.8 (1.3–12.3) 2.7 (0–8.5) 9.5 (1.6–17.4) 1 : 14 0.11%
Dharwad 440 7.6 (2.5–12.6) 2 (0–5.5) 9.2 (3.2–15.2) 1 : 13 0.21%
a

Included only samples that were mapped to individuals; CIR: case-to-infection ratio; IFR: infection fatality rate.

b

Adjusted for sensitivities and specificities of RAT, RT-PCR, and antibody testing kits and procedure.