US Research Institute Estimates India's COVID-19 Death Toll to Be About 10 Times Official Count

Indian Health Authorities' Serological Survey of 29,000 People Shows Two-Thirds Have Antibodies

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] An analysis has emerged suggesting that the damage caused by COVID-19 in India is much greater than officially reported. The Indian health authorities have also released an analysis indicating that two-thirds of the Indian population possess COVID-19 antibodies.

According to foreign media including AFP on the 20th, the Global Development Center, a U.S. research institute, presented an analysis based on its own model estimating that between 3.4 million and 4.7 million Indians have died from COVID-19 from the outbreak last year until June this year.

This figure is about ten times higher than the official death toll of 414,513 reported by the Indian government as of that day. There have been analyses suggesting that many COVID-19 deaths were not captured in the official statistics both inside and outside India.

Indian health authorities also released an analysis on the same day based on serological surveys of about 29,000 people, indicating that two-thirds of the Indian population have COVID-19 antibodies.

In India, there was a sharp increase in cases in early May, with official counts reporting 410,000 new confirmed cases in a single day. However, recently the numbers have been declining, with 29,424 new confirmed cases reported as of the 19th.

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