South Delhi civic body issued over 20000 death certificates amid Covid second wave
The figure contrasts the data collated from Delhi government’s daily health bulletin, according to which 13,931 people succumbed to the viral infection between April 1 and June 30 in the city.
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A relative along with a health worker helps to place the body of a person who died from COVID-19 before cremation. (File Photo| PTI)
By Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) issued over 20,000 death certificates between April and June when the national capital was reeling under the second wave of Covid-19. Municipal officials attributed the increase in death registrations to the second wave of the pandemic and clearing of backlog data.