The actual number of Covid-19 deaths in Pakistan
Death toll is not going to be accurate until epidemiologists, statisticians in Pakistan have time to crunch numbers
Covid-19 cases are surging across the country again. The number of critical care patients have doubled and the positivity rate amongst the daily tested is on the rise. Yet, we hear the deaths are “just 10,000 or so” in total. Is this far too much or far too less given Pakistan’s size, demographic and socioeconomic dynamic all of which are clear exacerbators of coronavirus transmission? Here’s a breakdown on why the numbers are, in fact, lower than reported. In a region with relatively low levels of public health spending, the question about the reliability of data remains. Many deaths are not reported within the vital registration system.