Undiagnosed diabetes contributed substantially to COVID-19 hospitalisation and deaths in many LMICs, including India: study
1 year ago

Undiagnosed diabetes contributed substantially to COVID-19 hospitalisation and deaths in many LMICs, including India: study

The Hindu  

Undiagnosed diabetes contributed substantially to COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths in many low- and middle-income countries, including India, a new study published in the medical journal The Lancet said. According to the study, while it is seen that patients with COVID-19 that had diagnosed chronic diseases — including diabetes — may experience higher rates of hospitalisation and mortality relative to the general population, the burden of undiagnosed co-morbidities during the pandemic, however, had not been adequately studied. The study is titled ‘Estimates of hospitalisations and deaths in patients with COVID-19 associated with undiagnosed diabetes during the first phase of the pandemic in eight low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study’. The study, as per its modelling estimates, found that across the eight countries, 6.7 million COVID-19 hospitalised patients had undiagnosed diabetes, of which 1.9 million died.

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More than 21 crore Indians living with diabetes: Lancet study
4 months ago

More than 21 crore Indians living with diabetes: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: About 82.8 crore people around the world are estimated to be living with diabetes in 2022, with over a quarter in India, according to an analysis published in The Lancet journal ahead of World Diabetes Day observed every year on November 14. "Our findings suggest there is an increasing share of people with diabetes, especially with untreated diabetes, …

World Diabetes Day: How India became the world’s ‘capital of untreated diabetics’
4 months ago

World Diabetes Day: How India became the world’s ‘capital of untreated diabetics’

Firstpost  

It is a double whammy for India. World’s diabetes burden As per The Lancet study, India had 212 million adults living with diabetes in 2022, accounting for 23.7 per cent of the population. Ezzati said that in case of a lack of effective treatment, these younger people are at “risk of life-long complications – including amputation, heart disease, kidney damage …

800 mn people living with diabetes, rates double in 30 years: Study in Lancet
4 months ago

800 mn people living with diabetes, rates double in 30 years: Study in Lancet

Firstpost  

The groundbreaking international study found that the rates of diabetes in adults doubled from about 7 per cent to about 14 per cent from 1990 to 2022 A new study by Lancet found that the number of people suffering from diabetes has doubled over the past 30 years to more than 800 million worldwide. The groundbreaking international study found that …

21 Crore Indians—quarter of global cases—had diabetes in 2022, finds Lancet study
Top News
4 months ago

21 Crore Indians—quarter of global cases—had diabetes in 2022, finds Lancet study

Live Mint  

About 82.8 crore people are estimated to be living with diabetes in 2022 globally, according to an analysis published in the Lancet journal. India's share is over a quarter, which is about 21.2 crore people living with diabetes in 2022, the study said. 13 Crore adults have untreated Diabetes The study also found that almost one third of the 44.5 …

India had highest number of diabetics in the world in 2022: Lancet report
4 months ago

India had highest number of diabetics in the world in 2022: Lancet report

India Today  

India recorded the highest number of diabetics globally in 2022, accounting for over a quarter of the world's 828 million cases, according to a recent report by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration and the World Health Organisation. Their latest findings indicate that around 212 million people in India, about 23.7% of the population, were living with diabetes in 2022. Yet, …

India to undertake mega study of covid-19 samples to help prepare for future pandemics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India to undertake mega study of covid-19 samples to help prepare for future pandemics

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Department of Biotechnology plans to undertake a study of thousands of samples and clinical material collected during covid-19 to help Indian scientists understand the susceptibility of individuals and changes in metabolic activity that will be useful in fighting future pandemics. The department will give the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, a consortium of 54 laboratories, the mandate to …

Long-term study finds COVID-19 increases diabetes risk
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Long-term study finds COVID-19 increases diabetes risk

The Hindu  

Diabetes is a chronic disease affecting hundreds of millions worldwide and has multiple risk factors. From databases of tens of millions of people in England registered with their general practitioners, researchers examined the risk of developing diabetes following COVID-19. The new study also examined health records from before and after the vaccine rollout, enabling researchers to investigate the impact of …

Centre rejects study claiming 11.9 lakh excess deaths in India during 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
8 months ago

Centre rejects study claiming 11.9 lakh excess deaths in India during 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry has rubbished reports highlighting a higher number of deaths in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. “It is strongly asserted that an excess mortality of about 11.9 lakh deaths reported in the Science Advances paper in 2020 over the previous year is a gross and misleading overestimate. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry …

Study estimates 11.9 lakh excess deaths in 2020 during pandemic, 8 times more than official
8 months ago

Study estimates 11.9 lakh excess deaths in 2020 during pandemic, 8 times more than official

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, In India, 11.9 lakh excess deaths occurred in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, 17 per cent higher compared to 2019, an international study has found. Study estimates 11.9 lakh excess deaths in 2020 during pandemic, 8 times more than official The estimate is about eight times higher than the official COVID-19 deaths in India, and 1.5 times the …

COVID-19 second-leading cause of death globally in 2021; slashed life expectancy: Lancet study
11 months, 2 weeks ago

COVID-19 second-leading cause of death globally in 2021; slashed life expectancy: Lancet study

The Hindu  

COVID-19 replaced stroke to become the second-leading cause of death globally in 2021, causing 94 deaths per one lakh population and slashing life expectancy by 1.6 years, an international research published in The Lancet journal has found. “Disrupting more than three decades of consistent improvements in life expectancy and deaths, COVID-19 reversed this long-standing progress to emerge as “one of …

Heart Disease and Diabetes Threats: Preventable NCDs cause 66% of deaths in India
1 year, 2 months ago

Heart Disease and Diabetes Threats: Preventable NCDs cause 66% of deaths in India

The Hindu  

The 2023 Navaratri festivities in Gujarat were overshadowed by the news that 10 people had purportedly died of heart attacks in a span of 24 hours. While communicable diseases persist as a significant threat, non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases have emerged as the predominant public health concern. According to a World Health Organization …

The COVID-19 death toll in India, getting it right
1 year, 4 months ago

The COVID-19 death toll in India, getting it right

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic extracted a heavy mortality toll across the world during 2020 and 2021, and this has been a huge global public health concern. Gaps in registration data India faced a big challenge in estimating excess deaths directly due to COVID-19 as death registration in India is still about 70%, which further varies widely across States and districts. India’s …

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges
1 year, 4 months ago

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic that impacted all aspects of human life, quite literally cancelled the planet. Was any internal advice given to the Government of India that the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna were better, despite the fact that they were significantly more expensive and difficult to administer? Covishield, developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca in the UK, is similar to previous …

Long-term health issues following COVID-19
1 year, 6 months ago

Long-term health issues following COVID-19

The Hindu  

In May 2023, WHO declared the emergency phase of the pandemic to be over. The Washington University/VA St. Louis Health Care System group looked at 1,38,818 people who survived COVID-19, among whom 20,580 were hospitalised. Among 80 health conditions that comprise Long COVID, 65% conditions persisted at two years in the hospitalised group, while 31% persisted in the latter. Compared …

Explained | How can India tackle its diabetes burden?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | How can India tackle its diabetes burden?

The Hindu  

The story so far: There was great interest in the results of the largest, long-term study on metabolic factors in the Indian subcontinent as part of the ICMR-InDiab study published in The Lancet last week. “Prevention is key, and here is the window of opportunity,” says V. Mohan, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, which conducted the study funded by the Indian …

Diabetes crisis deepens in India: Top 10 worst-affected states and UTs
1 year, 9 months ago

Diabetes crisis deepens in India: Top 10 worst-affected states and UTs

Hindustan Times  

Surpassing the earlier WHO estimates of 77 million people suffering from diabetes, a new study published in internationally acclaimed journal Lancet, funded by ICMR and Health Ministry has brought surprising numbers to the fore. The study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology has discovered an astonishing 101 million people in India are struggling with diabetes, which is 11.4% of …

11% of India’s population is diabetic while 15.3% could be pre-diabetic, says study
1 year, 9 months ago

11% of India’s population is diabetic while 15.3% could be pre-diabetic, says study

The Hindu  

An estimated 101.3 million people in the country could be diabetic and another 136 million in the pre-diabetic stage, a cross-section study, carried out between 2008 amd 2020 across the country, has found. According to the current estimate, about 11% of the country’s population is already diabetic with urban India accounting for 16.4% while in the rural population the prevalence …

India’s daily Covid tally drops below 10k-mark with 9,111 new cases in 24 hours
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s daily Covid tally drops below 10k-mark with 9,111 new cases in 24 hours

Live Mint  

India has registered a single-day rise of 9,111 new coronavirus infections, and the count of active cases in the country has increased to 60,313, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The daily positivity was recorded at 8.40 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was pegged at 4.94 per cent. The count of active cases now comprises …

All hypotheses on Covid origin remain on table, will continue to call China to share data: WHO
2 years, 2 months ago

All hypotheses on Covid origin remain on table, will continue to call China to share data: WHO

India TV News  

China Covid Blast: World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has issued a statement in regard to China which is witnessing a sudden rise in Covid cases saying that all hypotheses about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic remain on the table and that they will continue to call the country to share the data. WHO very serious about …

Covid pandemic over? WHO says not really, sets 5 focus areas with a warning
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid pandemic over? WHO says not really, sets 5 focus areas with a warning

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization said that the Covid-19 pandemic remains a global emergency on Wednesday. World Health Organization On Covid Pandemic: Health workers and staff wear protective suits inside a residential compound in Beijing. The statement comes amid new sub-variants sparking concern in some parts of the world, a month after Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had said that the end of …

Coronavirus Update: Big relief from Covid-19 pandemic, less than 2000 new cases in India
2 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Update: Big relief from Covid-19 pandemic, less than 2000 new cases in India

Firstpost  

In the last 24 hours, 1,968 new cases of coronavirus have been reported, while 15 people died. Earlier on Monday, 3,011 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the country Coronavirus Update: There is relief for India on the front of the global coronavirus pandemic. Earlier on Monday, 3,011 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the country while 28 …

India Among Top Ten Countries with Highest Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence: Lancet Study
2 years, 5 months ago

India Among Top Ten Countries with Highest Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence: Lancet Study

News 18  

An estimated 8.4 million people were living with Type 1 Diabetes across the globe in 2021, and India was among the top ten countries with the highest prevalence of the disease, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal. “Given that prevalence of people with T1D is projected to increase in all countries to up …

India among top 10 nations with highest Type 1 diabetes prevalence: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

India among top 10 nations with highest Type 1 diabetes prevalence: Report

Live Mint  

Among the estimated 8.4 million people living with Type 1 Diabetes across the globe in 2021, India ranked in the top ten countries with highest prevalence of the disease, said The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal's modelling study on 21 September. "Given that prevalence of people with T1D is projected to increase in all countries to up to 17.5 million …

COVID-19: India reports 5,554 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases reduce to 48,850
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: India reports 5,554 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases reduce to 48,850

India TV News  

COVID-19: India reports 5,554 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases reduce to 48,850 COVID-19: The total active cases in India have decreased to 48,850, the health ministry data showed on Saturday. Highlights A decrease of 786 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours The daily positivity rate on September 10 …

Covid Update: India Records Over 16,000 Fresh Cases, 54 Deaths In Last 24 Hrs
2 years, 7 months ago

Covid Update: India Records Over 16,000 Fresh Cases, 54 Deaths In Last 24 Hrs

ABP News  

New Delhi: India Wednesday recorded 16,047 new coronavirus cases and 54 fatalities including six reconciled by Kerala, according to the latest Union Health Ministry data. India reports 16,047 new coronavirus cases, 54 fatalities including six reconciled by Kerala: Union Health Ministry — Press Trust of India August 10, 2022 The data updated at 8 am showed active cases came down …

India Reports 16,866 Fresh Covid Cases, 41 Deaths; Active Caseload at 1,50,877 With 7.03% Daily Positivity Rate
2 years, 7 months ago

India Reports 16,866 Fresh Covid Cases, 41 Deaths; Active Caseload at 1,50,877 With 7.03% Daily Positivity Rate

News 18  

India has registered 16,866 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 41 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours. Active cases in the country currently are at 1,50,877 with a daily positivity rate of 7.03 per cent. The active cases comprise 0.34 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate was recorded at 98.46 per …

India adds 21,411 COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths
2 years, 7 months ago

India adds 21,411 COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths

The Hindu  

India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,38,68,476 on Saturday, July 23, 2022 with 21,411 fresh cases, while the number of active cases increased to 1,50,100, according to Union Health Ministry data. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.46 per cent, the Health Ministry said. The daily positivity rate stood at 4.46 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at …

COVID-19: India logs 21,566 new cases, 45 deaths in past 24 hours; active cases at 1,48,881
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19: India logs 21,566 new cases, 45 deaths in past 24 hours; active cases at 1,48,881

India TV News  

Highlights The active cases comprise 0.33 per cent of the total infections The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47 per cent The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,31,50,434 COVID-19 cases in India: India added 21,566 new coronavirus infections, with which the active cases came to a total of 1,48,881, according to the …

COVID-19: India logs 20,557 new cases, 40 deaths in past 24 hours; active cases at 1,45,654
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: India logs 20,557 new cases, 40 deaths in past 24 hours; active cases at 1,45,654

India TV News  

Highlights The active cases comprise 0.33 per cent of the total infections The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47 per cent The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,31,32,140 COVID-19 India cases today: India logged 20,557 new coronavirus infections taking the active cases to 1,45,654 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated …

WHO's process of estimating Covid-19 deaths unscientific, says Govt
2 years, 8 months ago

WHO's process of estimating Covid-19 deaths unscientific, says Govt

India TV News  

WHO Covid death estimation: The mathematical modelling approach adopted by the WHO to project excess mortality estimates related to COVID-19 suffers from erroneous assumptions and is unscientific and India had registered its strong objection to this methodology, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. India had objected to the "one size fits all" approach adopted by the WHO as it might …

COVID-19: India reports 20,044 fresh cases, 56 fatalities in last 24 hours
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: India reports 20,044 fresh cases, 56 fatalities in last 24 hours

India TV News  

COVID-19: India reports 20,044 fresh cases, 56 fatalities in last 24 hours COVID-19: The total active cases in India have risen to 1,40,760, the health ministry data showed on Saturday. Highlights India saw a total of 18,301 discharges in the last 24 hours An increase of 1,687 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of …

COVID-19: India logs 16,678 fresh cases, 26 deaths in last 24 hours
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: India logs 16,678 fresh cases, 26 deaths in last 24 hours

India TV News  

Highlights India recorded 16,678 new cases of the novel coronavirus in last 24 hours. India saw a total of 14,629 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate to 98.5% The total death toll in the country is now at 5,25,454. Covid 19 cases today: India recorded 16,678 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 26 …

Covid deaths higher in young Indian women with comorbidities: Study
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid deaths higher in young Indian women with comorbidities: Study

India TV News  

Covid deaths higher in young Indian women with comorbidities: Study A team of researchers from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi conducted the study on 2,586 Covid-19 hospitalised patients who were admitted in the hospital from April 8 to October 4, 2020. A team of researchers from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi conducted the study on 2,586 Covid-19 hospitalised patients who …

COVID-19: Over 42 lakh deaths in India prevented by vaccines in 2021, says Lancet study
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Over 42 lakh deaths in India prevented by vaccines in 2021, says Lancet study

India TV News  

COVID-19: Over 42 lakh deaths in India prevented by vaccines in 2021, says Lancet study The study estimates a further 5,99,300 lives could have been saved if the World Health Organisation's target of vaccinating 40 per cent of the population in each country with two or more doses by the end of 2021 had been met. Highlights COVID vaccines reduced …

India logs over 12000 new Covid-19 cases for the first time in over 3 months
2 years, 8 months ago

India logs over 12000 new Covid-19 cases for the first time in over 3 months

Live Mint  

India's daily Covid count surged on Wednesday, as the nation reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections in the past twenty four hours. The total active cases went up by over 2,300 in a 24-hour span, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The latest updates pushed the country's overall Covid numbers to 4,33,31,645 cases, 5,24,903 deaths and 81,687 active cases, the …

India logs 12,899 fresh COVID cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hours; active cases jump to 72,474
2 years, 9 months ago

India logs 12,899 fresh COVID cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hours; active cases jump to 72,474

India TV News  

Highlights An increase of 4,366 cases has been recorded in the active COVID caseload in a span of 24 hours The total death toll in the country due to COVID is now at 5,24,855 India saw a total of 8,518 COVID discharges in the last 24 hours COVID-19 India News Updates : India recorded 12,899 new cases of the novel …

India’s excess mortality crossed 7 lakh in 2020
2 years, 9 months ago

India’s excess mortality crossed 7 lakh in 2020

The Hindu  

Affecting around 52 crore people, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit every nook and corner of the world, contributing to 1.5 crore excess deaths from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 as per the latest World Health Organization estimates. The estimate by The Lancet places India at first having the highest number of cumulative excess deaths due to COVID-19 at …

Covid lockdowns blamed for 3,000 diabetes deaths in England, NHS report finds
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid lockdowns blamed for 3,000 diabetes deaths in England, NHS report finds

Daily Mail  

More than 3,000 diabetics in England may have died due to a lack of health checks during the first year of Covid, a major NHS study warns. They found non-Covid related deaths among diabetes patients rose 11 per cent over this period, an extra 3,075 fatalities than would normally be expected. An NHS analysis found the proportion of diabetes patients …

India reports 2,828 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths
2 years, 9 months ago

India reports 2,828 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths

The Hindu  

With 2,828 new coronavirus infections being recorded in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,53,043, while the active cases increased to 17,087, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on May 29. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 per cent, …

India reports 2,628 COVID-19 cases in a day, 18 deaths; positivity rate at 0.58%
2 years, 9 months ago

India reports 2,628 COVID-19 cases in a day, 18 deaths; positivity rate at 0.58%

Firstpost  

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,26,04,881, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22 per cent New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 2,628 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,44,820, while the active cases have increased to 15,414, according to the Union health ministry data updated on …

India reports 2,364 new COVID cases, 10 fatalities in last 24 hours; active cases decline to 15,419
2 years, 10 months ago

India reports 2,364 new COVID cases, 10 fatalities in last 24 hours; active cases decline to 15,419

India TV News  

Highlights The total death toll in the country is now at 5,24,303 According to ICMR, 84,54,04,172 samples have been tested up to May 18 for COVID The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.50 per cent on Thursday COVID-19 India News Updates : India recorded 2,364 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 10 deaths due to the infection …

Why India must come clean on Covid-19 deaths
2 years, 10 months ago

Why India must come clean on Covid-19 deaths

Hindustan Times  

In a soft, sad tone, Jagjyot Singh talks about “fighting till the end”. His mother, Sarabjeet, admitted for Covid-19 at Delhi’s Jaipur Golden Hospital, died on the fateful night of April 23, 2021, when oxygen ran out in the intensive care unit. The death certificate issued in Jagjyot’s mother’s name describes the manner of death as “natural,” and the cause …

There is no getting past the pandemic till we credibly count COVID-19 deaths
2 years, 10 months ago

There is no getting past the pandemic till we credibly count COVID-19 deaths

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization recently released a report that estimated global deaths from COVID-19 across 2020-2021. However, the estimates for India are broadly consistent with estimates from a number of independent groups, all falling in the broad range of 2.2 million to 6 million deaths. This compares estimates of the actual death toll with the number of deaths expected in …

Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid: Study

India TV News  

People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with Covid and almost three times as likely to be critically or severely ill compared to those without diabetes, finds a study. "We found that following a Covid-19 infection, the risk of death for patients with diabetes was significantly increased in comparison to patients without diabetes," said Stavroula Kastora from …

How India Thwarted WHO Attempt to Time Flawed Estimate of Covid Deaths With UP Elections
2 years, 10 months ago

How India Thwarted WHO Attempt to Time Flawed Estimate of Covid Deaths With UP Elections

News 18  

India has not only strongly objected to the use of mathematical models by the World Health Organization for projecting excess mortality estimates linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, but also reportedly countered attempts by the UN body to time the release of its report around Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. “Despite India’s objection to the process, methodology and outcome of this modelling …

WHO 'excess Covid death' report: Govt lens on pharma firms denied entry to India
2 years, 10 months ago

WHO 'excess Covid death' report: Govt lens on pharma firms denied entry to India

India Today  

The government has not ruled out the possibility of the role of global pharmaceutical majors influencing the World Health organisation report that suggested that 4.7 million people died in India as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic against the official tally of 4.8 lakh during the January 2020-December 2021 period. In a serious charge against the global health watchdog, top …

Calculation of India’s Covid Deaths Complex, Changes in Modelling Can Affect Numbers: Ex-ICMR Scientist
2 years, 10 months ago

Calculation of India’s Covid Deaths Complex, Changes in Modelling Can Affect Numbers: Ex-ICMR Scientist

News 18  

The calculation of deaths due to Covid-19 in India is “quite complex” and there are “no definite answers”, former Indian Council of Medical Research scientist Dr Raman Gangakhedkar told News18.com, responding to the latest data released by the World Health Organization, which claims that Covid could have killed as many as 47.4 lakh people in India in 2020-21. Gangakhedkar, who …

Making sense of WHO's excess Covid-19 death numbers
2 years, 10 months ago

Making sense of WHO's excess Covid-19 death numbers

India Today  

The latest numbers released by the World Health Organisation on May 5 estimate that the total Covid-19 death toll the world over in 2020 and 2021 may be nearly three times more than the reported number. The WHO report said that “the global excess mortality associated with Covid-19 was 14.91 million,” in the 24 months between January 1, 2020, and …

WHO report on Covid deaths in India mischievous, says health ministry official
2 years, 10 months ago

WHO report on Covid deaths in India mischievous, says health ministry official

India Today  

A top health ministry source has called the World Health Organisation's finding that 4.7 million people had died in India directly due to Covid or due to the pandemic’s impact on health systems and society "mischievous". Following the report, India strongly objected to the use of mathematical models by the WHO for projecting excess mortality estimates linked to the coronavirus …

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