New Research: India’s Actual COVID-19 Deaths Could Be in Millions
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New research suggests that the actual number of COVID-19 deaths in India could be as much as 10 times the official count.
An independent, non-government report released Tuesday estimates the number of deaths at between 3 to 4.7 million, from January 2020 to June 2021.
India’s official government estimate of COVID-19 deaths is more than 414,000. But most health experts agree that the actual number is likely much higher.
Excess deaths
The new report estimates the number of “
excess deaths” from the disease. This is generally defined as the difference between the number of observed deaths and the number of expected deaths during a specific period of time.
Updated July 20
India’s pandemic death toll could be in the millions
Most experts believe the nation s official toll of more than 414,000 dead is a vast undercount.
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHIAssociated Press
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Ramananda Sarkar, 43, who had cremated more than 450 COVID-19 victims, stands by burning funeral pyres of COVID-19 victims in Gauhati, India, in September. Anupam Nath/Associated Press
NEW DELHI India’s excess deaths during the coronavirus pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the South Asian country.
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NEW DELHI (AP) India’s excess deaths during the coronavirus pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the South Asian country.
Most experts believe India’s official toll of more than 414,000 dead is a vast undercount, but the government has dismissed those concerns as exaggerated and misleading.
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