A health worker takes a nasal swab sample at a Covid-19 testing site set up at New Delhi Railway Station in New Delhi. (Photographer: Sumit Dayal/Bloomberg)
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Jun 10, 2021
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Experts believe that India’s case and fatality figures are vastly under-counted, especially in rural areas where record keeping is patchy. Bihar Health Department’s statement on Wednesday confirmed suspicions that the devastation caused by the pandemic has been far worse than official numbers show.
The Patna High Court last month had expressed concern about inconsistency in the death toll presented by government officials in separate affidavits, the Hindu newspaper reported.
The state capital reported the highest number of deaths at 862, according to a Tweet posted on the government’s official account.
