There is widespread talk in the country that the Corona death figures being published by the Government are wrong and that the deaths are higher than that mentioned in the records.
The number of cases is 26 times higher than the official figures the report published in the New York Times says. The estimate suggests there are 70.07 crore COVID infections as opposed to the officially reported 2.6 crore cases.
The number of deaths is almost 14 times higher than the official figures. The estimate suggests 42 lakh deaths have occurred in contrast to the official figure of 3 lakh.
The report says that infection-fatality rates published were calculated before the second wave in India, meaning that the rate could be much higher.
At the same time, these rates vary greatly by age. A paper that examined infection rates using serosurvey data from three locations in India found huge variations, depending upon the population being sampled.
This scenario takes into account the stress of India’s healthcare system. Over the last few weeks, there has been a severe lack of oxygen, beds, and medicines among other things.
This means that a greater share of those who contracted the virus but are not getting access to medical infrastructure, are dying. Now there is a chance of 3rd wave of Corona in the country. This might add more deaths to the tally.
This will further erode the image of the BJP Government.
