NEW DELHI — India’s COVID-19 deaths relative to infections hit a record high in June after cases peaked in early May, an analysis of government data shows, amid pressure on authorities to accurately report deaths from a second wave of the virus.
A big rise in infections in April and May, driven largely by the more infectious and dangerous Delta variant, brought India’s health system to its knees.
India has officially reported 403,281 deaths out of 29.75 million people who have contracted the virus.
While the country of 1.35 billion people has reported fewer deaths than the United States and Brazil some experts believe its actual case …
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