2nd Covid Wave To Peak In Mid-May, National Committee Had Warned Centre

Dr Vidyasagar said the centre was warned of a predicted peak of around 1.2 lakh new COVID-19 cases per day between May 15 and 22

The centre was given advance warning - on April 2 - of a surge in coronavirus cases that would peak around the middle of May, Dr M Vidyasagar, who is a professor at IIT (Hyderabad) and leads the COVID-19 Supermodel Committee, told NDTV on Monday night. So it is not clear what will the final values be.Peak timing: May 14-18 for active infections and May 4-8 for new infections.Peak value: 38-48 lakhs for active infections and 3.4 to 4.4 lakhs for new infections. Dr Vidyasagar said the centre was warned of a predicted peak of around 1.2 lakh new cases per day sometime between May 15-22. "I think everyone could see cases were beginning to rise. By March 13 numbers were showing a clear upward trend. But at that point we lacked data to make a prediction. On April 2 we made a formal prediction - of around 1.2 lakh new cases per day by May 15 to 22," Dr Vidyasagar said. The timing of the peak was later revised to the first week of May.