Reporting of Covid deaths being rigged, say insiders
Death audit committees encouraged unofficially to report fatalities as not due to pandemic, relatives of the deceased also prefer it to avoid hassles
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A few unknown heroes have been helping the state in its fight against Covid since March 2020. Nagaraj and Shine (right), cremators on contract of Kochi Corporation, are two such souls. On Thursday, th
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when the number of people dying due to Covid is growing steadily, the health department has been accused of under-reporting fatalities. In the current second wave of the pandemic, the number of daily Covid deaths would be over 100, said a source privy to the functioning of the section handling reporting of deaths in the state. The allegation came on Thursday when the official data showed the highest number of single-day deaths of 63 in the state.