Data from this system shows death registration has increased by 4.74 lakh in 2020 compared to 2019, it said. "Notably, all excess deaths in a year in the CRS are not attributable to the pandemic. It is noteworthy that excess mortality during the pandemic means increase in deaths due to all causes, and cannot be equated with deaths that were directly caused by Covid, it said. The paper claims that excess mortality was greater in females and in younger age groups (particularly 0-19 year old children), it said. In conclusion, the all-cause excess mortality in 2020 compared with the previous year in India is markedly less than the 11.9 lakh deaths reported in the Science Advances paper.

Source: The Telegraph July 20, 2024 16:16 UTC