-IndiaSpend.com Five states saw over 460,000 Excess Deaths in the first five months of 2021, but the official Covid-19 toll in these states in this period accounts for only 6% of these Excess Deaths. How many of the remaining 94% are 'missed' Covid-19 deaths will not be easy to disentangle. Chennai: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu saw over 460,000 Excess Deaths in the first five months of 2021,...
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‘Excess Deaths’ in Kerala 1.6 times official COVID-19 toll -Srinivasan Ramani
-The Hindu 2021 deaths surge reverses decline in mortality After registering a lower number of deaths overall in 2020 compared to 2019, Kerala witnessed a significant increase in the overall death count due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, resulting in an estimated 15,222 “Excess Deaths” till May 31, month-wise data from the Civil Registration System show. The overall “Excess Deaths” for the period April 2020-May 2021 were 13,868,...
More »Kerala reports Excess Deaths till end of May 2021 -Dhanya Rajendran
-TheNewsMinute.com According to data from the Civil Registration System (CRS) in Kerala, accessed by TNM, between January 1 and May 31 this year, Kerala has officially registered 1.13 lakh deaths. The number of Excess Deaths recorded by the Civil Registration System shows that Kerala has recorded Excess Deaths in 2021, when compared to pre-pandemic years between 2015-2019. As per data accessed by TNM, Kerala has registered around 14,000 Excess Deaths due to...
More »Focus on COVID-19 estimated deaths -Chandrakant Lahariya
-The Hindu Mortality estimates, not officially reported deaths, have the potential to strengthen the pandemic response In India, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, around 85% of all deaths were registered and only one-fourth of the registered deaths were medically certified for the causes of death. There have been wide variations among States and within them, in rural and urban areas. Understanding the causes of death is essential for health sector planning and...
More »Death Count In 24 UP Districts 43 Times More Than Official Covid-19 Toll -Saurav Das
-Article-14.com Excess Deaths in UP districts with highest official caseload were between 10 to 335 times higher than the government’s Covid-19 death toll over nine months to 31 March 2021, we found after analysing mortality data, obtained under the right-to-information law. New Delhi: The number of people who died in 24 Uttar Pradesh (UP) districts over nine months to 31 March 2021 was, cumulatively, 43 times higher than the total official Covid-19...
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