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May 13, 2021 17:05 IST
Government hospitals in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri have taken selective cover under the ICMR ‘Cause of Death’ protocol to undercount COVID-19 deaths
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Relatives of patients waiting outside a mortuary at the government medical college hospital in Krishnagiri | Photo Credit: BASHKARAN N
Government hospitals in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri have taken selective cover under the ICMR ‘Cause of Death’ protocol to undercount COVID-19 deaths
On Wednesday, the Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital administration was on a fire-fighting mode, fighting off queries on “rumours of 47 COVID deaths on a single day on Tuesday at the hospital.”
It started off with an unverifiable WhatsApp message that was subsequently denied by the hospital administration. “Take it as false information. Only 7 deaths are due to [COVID-19] positivity. The remaining include those admitted with symptoms, and swab negative patients suffering