India may see 2,320 daily Covid-19 deaths by first week of June in second wave: Lancet report
India TodayWith India in the grip of a second Covid-19 wave, the country may see 1,750 coronavirus related deaths per day, rising to approximately 2,320 by the first week of June, a report of the Lancet Covid-19 Commission by India Task Force members said. The report, titled “Managing India’s second Covid-19 wave: Urgent steps”, highlights the key points of the second wave of pandemic. COVID SURGE CONCENTRATED IN FEW DISTRICTS, LESS SCATTERED According to the preliminary analysis of the report, "while the pandemic has spread, the geographic contours of the second wave closely mirror those of the first wave, though with a deeper penetration into tier 2, tier 3 cities". In fact, at the time of the first surge of Covid-19 cases during August-September 2020, the number of districts contributing to 75% of Covid-19 cases was 60-100, while it has been around 20-40 districts during the second wave.