Deaths under-reported at six hospitals: analysis
The Hindu
‘Real number may be 13.6 times more’
As against the 863 deaths due to COVID-19 declared at six government hospitals during April and May this year, the actual number is likely to be 13.6 times more, indicating under-reporting of deaths in the State, NGO Arappor Iyakkam claimed. It took up analysis of the death data at these hospitals and claimed to have found a total of 11,699 deaths during the period. The hospitals are Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai; Coimbatore Medical College Hospital; Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Hospital, Tiruchi; Vellore Medical College Hospital; Karur Medical College Hospital; and Tiruppur Government Headquarters Hospital. Convener Jayaram Venkatesan said the report was based on the death certificate data released by the State government on a website, and necessitated a comparison with previous years.
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