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Calcutta's test positivity RATe touches 55 per cent, highest among 721 districts nationwide -GS Mudur
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-Down to Earth India’s cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 6-7 times higher than reported officially, says analysis India’s death count for COVID-19 is a mystery for many experts. As of January 6, India reported a total of 346.76 deaths per million, which is much lower than that in rich countries such as the United States (2,505.11 deaths per million) and the United Kingdom (2,193.76 deaths per million). The country’s cumulative number of deaths has...
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