Covid deaths may be double what we thought
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 3 million lives, an almost unfathomable human toll. Now, new figures suggest that the true global Covid-19 death toll has been grossly undercounted.
Coronavirus has killed 6.9 million people, more than double the 3.2 million deaths that have been officially reported worldwide, according to analysis from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington (IHME).
At 574,000 deaths, the United States has reported more Covid-19 causalities than any other country. But the IHME report estimates the US death toll at more than 905,000 people around 58% higher.
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Pressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks record again
By NEHA MEHROTRA and ASHOK SHARMAMay 7, 2021 GMT
NEW DELHI (AP) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country’s health system shows no signs of abating.
Many medical experts, opposition leaders and even Supreme Court judges are calling for national restrictions, arguing that a patchwork of state rules is insufficient to quell the rise in infections.
Indian television stations broadcast images of patients lying on stretchers outside hospitals waiting to be admitted, with hospital beds and critical oxygen in short supply. People infected with COVID-19 in villages are being treated in makeshift outdoor clinics, with IV drips hanging from trees.
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News 8th May 2021 4:34 AM The Australian who died in India had reportedly contracted COVID-19 as the virus ravaged country continues to report record infection rates.
SBS News reported the confirmation from the 59-year-old man s daughter overnight, with the permanent Australian resident reportedly dying in a small private hospital in New Delhi. His death came three days after the federal government s travel ban, making it temporarily illegal for Australian citizens and permanent residents to return home from the COVID-raddled country. News.com.au has approached DFAT for comment. On Friday afternoon, Marise Payne told 2GB s Jim Wilson from Geneva: Certainly extend my sympathy and that of the government to the family of this person and to so many families that we know are dealing with what is an extraordinary challenge. with infection rates surging at over 400,00 infections a day at the moment in India .