India could suffer world s highest COVID-19 death toll: report
India, which accounts for almost 18 per cent of the world s population, reported 46 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases worldwide last week, reveals WHO in its weekly epidemiological report
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India, which is going through the world s biggest health crisis, is likely to see its COVID-19 death toll double from current levels in the coming weeks, according to researchers at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore and the University of Washington.
Indian Institute of Science s research team projected that around 4,04,000 COVID-related deaths will occur by June 11, 2021, if the current trend continues, as per a Bloomberg report. On the other hand, the University of Washington s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicted more than 10.18 lakh deaths by the end of July.
We might never reach herd immunity with Covid-19. But here’s how you can maximize our chances
If you think herd immunity is the finish line to this pandemic, it’s time for a reality check.
Herd immunity with Covid-19 could come and go, scientists say. Or we might never reach it at all.
“There’s a lot of things that have to go our way to actually get to herd immunity,” said Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
And with vaccine hesitancy, “I’m not sure that we are going to reach herd immunity,” CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen said.
COVID-19: US research group s BIG claim! India to see over 10 lakh deaths by August
COVID-19: US research group s BIG claim! India to see over 10 lakh deaths by August
A total of 2,22,408 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 70,851 from Maharashtra, 17,414 from Delhi, among others. Health workers carry a COVID-19 patient s body for cremation, at a mortuary, in Bhopal. , ANI
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Updated: May 4, 2021, 07:25 PM IST
A leading US-based global health research body has projected over 1 million (10 lakh) cumulative deaths from COVID-19 in India by August 2021. Today, the total tally of coronavirus cases in India rose to 2,02,82,833 with 3,57,229 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 2,22,408 with 3,449 new fatalities, according to the data provided by the Union Health Ministry.
If you think herd immunity is the finish line to this pandemic, it s time for a reality check. Herd immunity with COVID-19 could come and go, scientists say. Or we might never reach it at all. There s a lot of things that have to go our way to actually get to herd immunity, said Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the University of Washington s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. And with vaccine hesitancy, I m not sure that we are going to reach herd immunity, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen said. But don t panic. Here s why it s possible to dip in and out of herd immunity, and what you can do now to maximize the chances of snuffing out COVID-19 for good:
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