But so far the world s second most populous country appears to have avoided the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Less than a month ago india s future looked dire. Click to share on facebook opens in new window.
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According to india s national crime records bureau there were 2 885 deaths attributed to lightning in 2017 and 2 357 in 2018 the latest year for which data is available. The coronavirus lockdown ruled out big funerals for either. Another movie giant rishi kapoor who had leukemia also died.
Irrfan khan a beloved actor had cancer and died of an infection. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence. Names are reported under the date of death in alphabetical order by surname or pseudonym.
The following deaths of notable individuals occurred in 2020. Irrfan khan s first lead role came in british director asif kapadia s debut film the warrior 2001 courtesy his friend tigmanshu dhulia the film s casting director who a year later cast him in his own directorial debut haasil. India s covid 19 tally reached 16 95 988 on saturday with a record single day increase of 57 118 cases while death toll due to covid 19 climbed to 36 511 with 764 people succumbing to the disease.
With 779 new deaths in 24 hours the health ministry put total fatalities at 35 747 giving india the world s fifth highest death toll behind the united states brazil britain and mexico.
