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. The mystery surrounding india s low covid 19 death rate has prompted speculation into how the country which has a population of more than 1 3 billion has escaped the pandemic relatively unscathed.
The pandemic saw a total of just 1 098 deaths in the. In an attempt to allay fears about the coronavirus outbreak in india an aiims doctor writes thus about the asian flu pandemic of 1957. Across the country the number of confirmed cases is now 2 547 with 478 new.
Sixty two people have died after being infected by the novel coronavirus the government said on monday. Experts believe the cases to be much higher calling for more testing. After jumping by 2 003 on wednesday india s total confirmed coronavirus death toll is now 11 903 with 354 065 cases.
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. India added 37 724 fresh cases of covid 19 on wednesday pushing the country s tally to 11 92 915 while recoveries surged to 7 53 049 with 28 472 people having recuperated in a day the highest so far.
Total tally nears 12 lakh. 37 724 new cases reported in last 24 hrs. This would make covid 19 in india far less deadly than around the world where the majority of infection fatality rate estimates have been in the range 0 5 to 1.
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. The million death study found that some deaths were underestimated india had only 100 000 premature hiv deaths in 2005 about a quarter of the.
Some 10 million people die in india every year.
