The Bihar government has admitted that the number of Covid deaths in the state is many times higher than what its official statistics have shown so far
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Covid Pandemic: Why dead bodies were found floating in river Ganga
India continues to be the worldâs worst Covid affected country with Wednesdayâs figure of fresh cases again crossing 3.5 lakhs at 3,62,720. Brazil comes second which reported only 25,200 fresh cases during last 24 hours. For the second consecutive day, the daily death toll in India has crossed 4,000 at 4,136 fatalities.
While the crisis has somewhat eased in metros like Mumbai and Delhi, it has become more acute in Bengaluru. There is much concern over the spread of the pandemic in rural areas of Indiaâs great hinterland. Villages after villages in UP, MP, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are reporting fresh Covid-19 cases.
The mystery over the unidentified bodies in Bihar continues
The mystery over the unidentified bodies in Bihar continues
The reasons behind the sinister occurrence remain unknown with no conclusive information yet on the identities of the deceased or their Covid status
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UPDATED: May 14, 2021 01:27 IST
Police personnel inspecting buried bodies found at Mahadev Ghat on the banks of river Ganga in Chausa village, Buxar, May 11 (PTI)
As many as 71 dead, bloated bodies were fished out of the Ganges at Chausa Ghat in Bihar’s Buxar district on the night of May 10. These bodies, which doctors have identified as being four to five days old, have triggered panic among the residents of the district since there is a strong possibility that these nameless, faceless bodies could be of unaccounted Covid victims. Their presence has inevitably created a sense of fear as the virus can be contagious even when present in a corpse.