Why India s pandemic data is vastly undercounted
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Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 05:16 PM IST
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As daily case counts soar far beyond what other countries have reported, experts caution the official COVID-19 numbers from the world s second most populous country are likely a massive undercount. But why is India s data considered inaccurate? Is the data any less accurate than what other nations report? And which numbers give a good indication of the crisis?
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Even after more than a year of devastating coronavirus surges across the world, the intensity and scale of India s current crisis stands out, with patients desperate for short supplies of oxygen, pleas for help from overwhelmed hospitals, and images of body bags and funeral pyres.
EXPLAINER: Why India s pandemic data is vastly undercounted
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