The world's worst coronavirus outbreak may have claimed as many as 5 million lives in India SECTIONS The world's worst coronavirus outbreak may have claimed as many as 5 million lives in IndiaBy Bibhudatta Pradhan and Archana Chaudhary, Bloomberg Last Updated: Jul 22, 2021, 06:31 AM IST Share Synopsis As corpses floated in the Ganges and crematoriums and graveyards were overwhelmed, skepticism grew over the death toll of around 420,000 recorded by the government, which has used the ostensibly low mortality rate to defend India’s Covid track record. Reuters Related India’s 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.