as many have always suspected....
61k Covid deaths not counted in Gujarat: Report
There have been several reports in local Gujarati newspapers about deaths due to Covid being higher than the official figures in several regions.
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Gujarat is undercounting Covid-19 deaths, shows ‘Divya Bhaskar’ report
The state issued 1.23 lakh death certificates between March 1 and May 10, but registered only 4,218 Covid deaths, the newspaper reported.
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The state issued 1.23 lakh death certificates between March 1 and May 10, but registered only 4,218 Covid deaths, the newspaper
Gujarat Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja has refuted allegations that the state is undercounting Covid-19 deaths. | OpIndia News
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Gujarat Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja has
refuted allegations that official Covid-19 related deaths in the state are lower than actual deaths. He said that it is incorrect to speculate Covid-19 deaths in the state on the basis of death certificates issued.
Pradipsinh Jadeja said that death registration and certificates have gone online in Gujarat. When a person dies, the death certificate is required for insurance, bank and related reasons and hence, some people register it online. Since the system is still being developed, the possibility of multiple deaths certificates for the same person cannot be ruled out.
In such a case, there would be a discrepancy between death certificates issued and total deaths. He also mentioned that the data was compared to a 71-day period of 2020 when India was under a nationwide lockdown and hence death certificates and registration were allowed to be filed late up to 31st July 2020.
Times of India had reported that the state had recorded 3.74 lakh deaths in 2020 between January and November, at an average of 1,134 deaths daily, which was 10.8% less than all deaths in 2019. In 2019, 1,271 occurred every day on an average.
During the 71-day period mentioned this year, 1.23 lakh died which amounts to an average of roughly 1732 deaths every day, an increase of 36% from the average daily death figure of 2019 for the entire year.
However, this is not a month wise calculation based on 2019 figures and that average may fall by the end of 2021. Furthermore, the increase in population will have to factored in apart from other factors as well.
(Death toll will be higher that what has been officially communicated but not in numbers mentioned in these reports, IMO)
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Now on some news about * Dead Bodies *
buried in sand in UP:-
{Though dead bodies were found floating, photos/videos/dogs eating etc floating are old,}
Following reports that many decomposed corpses were found floating in the Ganga, old images were circulated on social media | OpIndia News
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Raebareli officials clarify no corpse found buried in sand at Gegaso ghat, 2015 image of corpses floating in Ganga shared as recent
Raebareli ADM (E) Ram Abhilash said that that ADM (Lalganj) along with CEO, local police and SHO inspected the Gegaso ghat but didn't find any corpse buried in sand
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