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Last rites of a COVID victim

COVID-19: Three States Had 3.5L Excess Deaths, and the Ex Gratia May Elude Many

Tapasya, Harshitha Manwani and Mayank Aggarwal 28/01/2022

Excess deaths in three were over 12x the official...

FILE PHOTO: The Wider Image: Death in the Himalayas: Poverty, fear, stretched resources propel India's COVID crisis

In Rural India, COVID-19 Outbreaks Have One Standout Feature: Speed

Murad Banaji, Aashish Gupta and Leena Kumarappan 17/06/2021

If the current data is anything to go by,...

Health workers carry the body of a person, who died from complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi

In Hyderabad Alone, ‘Excess’ Deaths Were 10x Telangana’s Official COVID Toll

The Wire Staff 14/06/2021

Two reports have found that in Andhra Pradesh and...

Health workers carry the body of a person, who died from complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi

Making Sense of Madhya Pradesh’s Shocking Deaths Increase in April and May

Murad Banaji 14/06/2021

If we assume that a large part of the...

FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bengaluru

COVID-19: Poor Testing in Rural India Undermines Official Reports of Case Decline

Reuters 18/05/2021

Hospitals have had to turn patients away while mortuaries...