Half of India's deaths were recorded in Maharashtra and Tamil NaduOn August 15, India crossed the 50,000 COVID-19 deaths-mark, becoming only the fourth nation to do so. Average new deathsAs of August 15, on an average India recorded 948 deaths per day, slightly behind Brazil (965) and the U.S. (1,008). The graph plots the case fatality rate (CFR=deaths/case) against actual deaths as of August 15 in select nations. image/svg+xmlState-wiseThe graph shows the state-wise % share of India's deaths and the CFR as of August 15. Half of India's deaths were in Maharashtra (39%) and Tamil Nadu (11%).

Source: The Hindu August 18, 2020 15:11 UTC