Hundreds Who Died After COVID-19 Infection Not Included in Gujarat Tally: Report
A report in Dainik Bhaskar said that of the 500 bodies that had been brought to civil hospitals since March 2020, only 10 were tested for COVID-19.
A municipal worker wearing protective suit cremates the body of a COVID-19 victim, at a crematorium in Karad, September 4, 2020. Photo: PTI
Health16/Dec/2020
New Delhi: Hundreds of persons in Gujarat who died after getting infected by COVID-19 have not been included in the state’s official mortality figures, according to a report by
The last rites of these deceased persons, who neither visited any hospital nor received any treatment, were performed in accordance with the protocol established for those who have died of COVID-19. Only 5% of the dead bodies â only those who had shown symptoms of coronavirus â were tested for COVID-19.
Hundreds Who Died After COVID-19 Infection Excluded From Gujarat Tally: Report 16/12/2020
Family members and health workers in PPE bury a COVID-19 victim’s body at a graveyard, in New Delhi, September 28, 2020. Photo: PTI.
New Delhi: Hundreds of persons in Gujarat who died after getting infected by COVID-19 have not been included in the state’s official mortality figures, according to a report by
The last rites of these deceased persons, who neither visited any hospital nor received any treatment, were performed in accordance with the protocol established for those who have died of COVID-19. Only 5% of the dead bodies – only those who had shown symptoms of coronavirus – were tested for COVID-19.