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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | COVID-19 deaths undercounted in Chennai: study -Shubashree Desikan

COVID-19 deaths undercounted in Chennai: study -Shubashree Desikan

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published Published on Dec 23, 2021   modified Modified on Dec 23, 2021

-The Hindu

Study finds nearly 5.18 excess deaths for every 1,000 people.

Chennai: A study analysing the registered COVID-19 deaths in Chennai district found a high degree of excess deaths. A figure of nearly 5.18 excess deaths for every 1,000 people has been reported in the study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. The study also found that during the second wave of COVID-19 in Chennai, there was an increase in the percentage of pandemic-associated deaths with an increase in the measure of socio-economic community disadvantage. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Chicago, Illinois; the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore; the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP), New Delhi; and the Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

In the period spanning the days between March 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, the total number of deaths registered in Chennai district exceeded the expected number by about 25,990, the study found. Totally, 87,870 deaths were registered in areas of the Chennai district. This amounted to nearly 5.18 excess deaths for every 1,000 people. This can be compared with the figures on excess all-cause mortality from studies conducted across the U.S., nationally and within major cities, and in European countries — as of June 30, 2021 these settings recorded 1-2 excess deaths per 1,000 individuals.

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The Hindu, 23 December, 2021, https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/study-finds-under-counting-of-covid-19-deaths-in-chennai-district/article38013966.ece?homepage=true


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