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Coronavirus | Spike in excess deaths during pandemic

Relatives perform last rites of COVID-19 victims at Adarsh Nagar Moksha Dham, amid surge coronavirus cases in Jaipur.

Relatives perform last rites of COVID-19 victims at Adarsh Nagar Moksha Dham, amid surge coronavirus cases in Jaipur.

The World Health Organisation has estimated that world over, COVID-19 deaths could be two-three times the officially reported numbers. Public health experts, disease modellers, and research institutes which specialise in morbidity and mortality data have estimated that COVID-19 deaths in India could be in the range of three to 14 times the officially reported number of deaths.

As per ground reports, there has been under-reporting of COVID-19 deaths during the second wave of infections in India. Here are investigations into official death tolls and registered deaths across cities and States in India.

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Comment India’s excess mortality crossed 7 lakh in 2020 Nandlal MishraDevikrishna NB
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Comment Estimating the deaths due to COVID-19 in Chennai R Rajaram
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COVID-19 deaths | Delhi ‘Excess deaths’ in Delhi two times official COVID-19 toll Vignesh Radhakrishnan
Close up of a COVID-19 text tag on paper
Lead Lessons from India’s all-cause mortality data
A scene outside a hospital. Photo used for representation purpose only. File
National Excess deaths in Maharashtra were at least 3 times the official COVID toll
A health worker collects nasal swab samples from a woman to test for COVID-19 at a hospital in Amritsar.
National Punjab ‘excess deaths’ three times official toll
Relatives perform last rites of COVID-19 victims at Adarsh Nagar Moksha Dham, amid surge coronavirus cases in Jaipur.
Data Data | India's excess deaths could be highest among nations with the most recorded COVID-19 fatalities
Kolkata Municipal Corporation workers sanitise their hands before carrying a COVID-19 victim’s body to a crematorium in Kolkata. File
Other States Excess deaths in West Bengal 11 times official COVID-19 tally
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National Himachal Pradesh ‘excess deaths’ twice the official COVID-19 toll
A vendor donning PPE kit sells fruits and vegetables at a containment zone in Chandigarh. File
National Coronavirus | Chandigarh bucks ‘excess deaths’ trend
A crematorium in Gurugram. File
National ‘Excess deaths’ in Haryana seven times official COVID-19 toll
The team of Vizag Volunteers in PPE suits to spread awareness on maintaining social distancing and wearing masks in public places. File photo
Andhra Pradesh Was Vizag’s COVID-19 toll under-reported?
Beneficiaries wait in a queue to receive COVID-19 vaccine dose, during a vaccination drive at Harmada Dispensary, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. File
National Excess deaths in Rajasthan are at least five times the official COVID-19 tally
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Other States Chhattisgarh’s excess deaths at least 4.8 times COVID-19 toll
A health staff collects nasal swab from a man for coronavirus test in Palakkad. File
National ‘Excess deaths’ in Kerala 1.6 times official COVID-19 toll
The Shanthikavadam electric crematorium at Thycaud in Thiruvananthapuram.
Thiruvananthapuram Coronavirus | Thiruvananthapuram bucks excess deaths trend
A health worker collects swab sample in Bengaluru. File
National Karnataka’s excess deaths nearly 6 times official COVID-19 toll
Ambulances wait at a crematorium in Chennai on May 13, 2021.
Comment Interpreting deaths in Chennai
The crematorium in Chennai’s Perungudi area. File
Tamil Nadu Excess deaths in Tamil Nadu over four times official COVID-19 tally
Relatives offer flowers and perform rituals at the grave of a person who died of COVID-19 at a crematorium on the outskirts of Hyderabad on May 23, 2021.
Hyderabad Excess deaths in Hyderabad are 10 times the official COVID-19 toll for Telangana
Healthcare workers transfer the body of a person who died of COVID-19 inside a hospital premises in Kolkata on May 12, 2021.
Kolkata Kolkata’s COVID-19 deaths in 2021 could be 4 times higher
Grim statistic: On Saturday, at least 16 bodies were cremated at the Velangadu crematorium.
Chennai COVID-19 deaths undercounted in Chennai: study
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