-TheWire.in Analysis of data from 68 of the state's 170 municipalities shows there were 16,892 'Excess deaths' between March 2020 and April 2021. If extrapolated for the entire state, it would mean the actual COVID death toll in Gujarat is at least 2.81 lakh. New Delhi: In Kailash Mukti Dham, one of the two crematoriums in Amreli town in Gujarat, four furnaces lie in different states of wreckage. The iron grille that...
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Lessons from India’s all-cause mortality data -Aashish Gupta and Murad Banaji
-The Hindu Data suggest there were 3.5 million to 3.7 million ‘Excess deaths’ nationwide, from April 2020 to June 2021 The scale of devastation caused by India’s COVID-19 epidemic is gradually becoming clearer. This is thanks to the efforts of journalists, The Hindu included, who have been gathering all-cause mortality data from around the country. The mortality data, from State and city civil registration systems, paint a grim picture of a major increase...
More »Excess deaths in Maharashtra were at least 3 times the official COVID toll -Srinivasan Ramani
-The Hindu The multiple could go up to 4 if full CRS data is made available The number of “Excess deaths” registered by the Civil Registration System (CRS) in Maharashtra ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit (from April 2020 to May 2021), was an estimated 2,12,589 which is 2.8 times the official reported figure of 75,877 deaths for the same period. The figures were arrived at from data on deaths registered month-wise in...
More »Govt Data That Showed Excess Mortality During Pandemic Go Offline -Rukmini S
-IndiaSpend.com Health data relating to 2020-21 and April-May 2021 in the National Health Mission's Health Management Information System showed a spike in unexplained mortality in rural areas, and disruptions in India's routine immunisations during the Covid-19 pandemic Chennai: Key official health data that pointed to excess mortality and disrupted health services during the Covid-19 pandemic have suddenly gone offline, an IndiaSpend investigation shows. While government officials say that the reason for the...
More »Excess deaths in West Bengal 11 times official COVID-19 tally -Srinivasan Ramani
-The Hindu Difference seen in both first and second wave. The number of “Excess deaths” registered by the Civil Registration System (CRS) in West Bengal ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit (from April 2020 to May 2021), was an estimated 1,20,227, which is 11.1 times the official reported figure of 10,787 deaths for the same period. Five districts — Darjeeling, Jhargram, Kalimpong, North 24 Parganas and Paschim Medinipur — were not considered for...
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