However, the study doesn’t ascribe all excess deaths to Covid-19. It implied the excess death toll was around 4 million - 1.5 million and 2.4 million during the two Covid waves respectively. Read | India did not see 5-7 times excess Covid-19 deaths. Govt explains whyThe third data source showed the worst-case scenario with up to 4.9 million excess deaths. India’s official Covid-19 death toll is around 414,000, the third-highest in the world, but the study suggests a huge undercount.

Source: Hindustan Times July 20, 2021 13:07 UTC