Bengaluru fell far behind Chennai in containing COVID-19 mortality: Study
The Hindu
The city also added positive cases and active cases at a faster pace than Chennai
The two mega cities of South India – Bengaluru and Chennai – may be separated by barely 350 km from each other, but the difference in COVID-19 mortality between the two cities, particularly in the second wave, has been quite stark. During the 90-day period between February 25 and May 25 this year, Bengaluru Urban recorded 7,397 COVID-19 deaths while Chennai registered 2,401, which is only about a third of the country’s IT capital. This, despite the elections to Tamil Nadu Assembly held on April 6. According to a comparative analysis carried out by Project Jeevan Raksha, a public private initiative by Proxima, a management consulting firm, with technical support and guidance of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Bengaluru also added positive cases and active cases at a faster pace than Chennai.More Related News
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