By hiding the real number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, some Indian states are disempowering people
Three experts explain the consequences of data gaps for India’s pandemic response.
On April 25, daily new Covid-19 cases rose to about 350,000 in India.
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Narinder Nanu / AFP
Daily new Covid-19 cases in India rose to over
3,50,000 on April 25, a day which saw 2,808 deaths. These are just the numbers we know. The numbers we do not know could be a lot more. We do not know how many more cases there could potentially be because of no testing, or because test results are not revealed. More tricky is assessing the number of Covid-19 deaths.