Varanasi: Cremation, Burial Grounds Show About 50% of COVID-19 Deaths Aren t Officially Recorded
Over the last week, there have been serious discrepancies between municipal corporation records and the state government s official bulletin.
People queue up at Manikarnika ghat in Varanasi to cremate their loved ones. Photo: Special arrangement
New Delhi: An analysis by
The Wire based on COVID-19 records at Varanasiâs Harishchandra crematorium, local inputs from the Manikarnika crematorium and rough data from graveyards indicate that at least 50% of deaths due to the disease in the second wave havenât made it to Uttar Pradeshâs official bulletins between April 1 and 15.