Covid may have claimed as many as 5 million lives in India
Covid may have claimed as many as 5.
Indias actual death toll from covid-19 could range between 1.3 million to a staggering 5 million, with even the most conservative estimate putting its tally at more than double the U.S., the highest recorded in the world so far.
The numbers, derived from research models and local authority data, range from three to 10 times the country s official count, adding to evidence that the true cost of India s outbreak has been massively under-reported.
As corpses floated in the Ganges, a river sacred to millions of Hindus, and crematoriums and graveyards were overwhelmed, skepticism grew over the death toll of around 420,000 recorded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi s government, which has used the ostensibly low mortality rate to defend India s covid track record.
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On July 20, GoI made two eye-catching observations in Parliament about the second Covid wave. It said states had reported that there were no deaths due to medical oxygen shortage, or due to lack of testing and treatment. This is plainly inconsistent with collective experience. April 2021 to June was the worst phase in the Covid trajectory, and large parts of the country were locked down as healthcare infrastructure was overwhelmed. GoI’s data showed that 2.35 lakh deaths, or 56% of all Covid fatalities till date, took place in those three months. It beggars belief that not one death was due to the oxygen supply crisis. The problem is states and hospitals are probably
3,570 Indians died of Covid-19 abroad, max deaths in Saudi Arabia: Govt
3,570 Indians died of Covid-19 abroad, max deaths in Saudi Arabia: Govt
As many as 3,570 Indian citizens died of Covid-19 abroad with the maximum number of 1,154 deaths reported from Saudi Arabia followed by 894 in the United Arab Emirates, according to government data.
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70 countries reported the deaths of Indians due to Covid-19. (PTI file photo)
As many as 3,570 Indian citizens died of Covid-19 abroad with the maximum number of 1,154 deaths reported from Saudi Arabia followed by 894 in the United Arab Emirates, the government told Rajya Sabha Thursday.
According to the details provided by the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, 546 Indians lost their lives due to Covid-19 in Kuwait, 384 died in Oman, 196 in Bahrain and 106 deaths were reported from Qatar.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/537838.html (Natural News) The latest sero survey conducted by the
Published Tuesday, July 20, the survey called seroprevalence study included 36,227 people from 70 districts across 21 Indian states. It found that 62 percent of unvaccinated Indians have antibodies, indicating past exposure to the virus. Overall, 67.6 percent of Indians have antibodies – either acquired from the vaccination campaign or past infection.
Fourth sero survey is a charm
The survey was carried out in the last 10 days of June and the first week of July – just as a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections was receding. Seroprevalence is the percentage of individuals in a population who have antibodies to an infectious agent.
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