Let’s hope this was just a single localized event and associated uncounting...

India sees biggest spike in COVID deaths after state revises toll


The world’s highest single-day toll reported after Bihar state revises figures to account for deaths at home or in private hospitals..
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The health department of Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, revised its total COVID-related death toll on Wednesday to more than 9,400 from about 5,400
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An audit of deaths revealed that while 1,600 people died of COVID in Bihar between March 2020 and March 2021, the number of deaths from April to June 7 this year was a staggering 7,775, about six times more, India’s NDTV reported.

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