The covid 19 death toll in west bengal rose to 1 372 on sunday with 40 new fatalities a bulletin released by the state health. West bengal reports 40 new covid 19 deaths 2 341 fresh cases. 1 129 new fatalities also reported for wednesday taking the death toll to 29 861.
India reported a record jump of 45 720 in covid 19 cases on wednesday taking its total number of cases to 12 38 635. Highest single day spike of 45 720 new cases reported in last 24 hrs. The covid 19 pandemic in india is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 sars cov 2 the first case of covid 19 in india which originated from china was reported on 30 january 2020 india currently has the largest number of confirmed cases in asia and has the third highest number of confirmed cases in.
Total and new cases deaths per day mortality and recovery rates current active cases recoveries trends and timeline. India coronavirus update with statistics and graphs. As india skyrockets past 1 million coronavirus cases a mystery surrounds death toll relatives pray before the cremation of a woman who died of covid 19 in new delhi last week.
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. India has taken a number of steps to halt the spread of covid 19.
Second death confirmed in india. Jean louis vincent a professor of intensive care medicine at belgium s erasme university hospital told me there was under reporting of covid 19 deaths in many countries including india. Yet it s too early to say that the country has bucked the trend.
But the fatalities are unarguably low. India might be missing some deaths and not diagnosing every patient correctly for covid 19.
