Rising deaths in India second COVID-19 wave |
Four weeks after the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic hit India, there has been a corresponding rise in fatalities. Since March 8, Covid-related deaths have risen at the same pace as the spike in infections, with the seven-day average of daily cases and fatalities both surging by nearly 345% during this period. Daily deaths have risen from 96 on March 8 to 425 on April 4, which indicates an increase of nearly 4.5 times, mirroring the rise in cases during this period. During the previous four weeks, there was a 50% rise in average daily cases but no increase in deaths. The recent spike in deaths has been the sharpest since the beginning of the pandemic. There were 2,974 Covid deaths recorded last week, a record 59% higher than the count of 1,875 in the previous week. This is the highest weekly jump in fatalities since the Coronavirus outbreak in India. The previous two weeks had seen fatalities rise by 51% and 41%, respectively, again the sharpest increases in percentage terms except for the June 15-21 week when hundreds of backdated deaths were added to the tally. The deaths remain below past levels possibly because of a lag in fatalities often seen when infections spike rapidly. Meanwhile, India reported 96,517 fresh infections on 5 April, a shade lower than the previous day`s record rise of over 100,000 cases. Cases were high on 5 April, which usually sees a sharp dip in numbers due to lower testing and staff shortages over the weekend, indicating that the pandemic was still surging in the country. There were 445 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours, the sixth straight day of 400 plus toll in India.
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