Extrapolation sans epidemiological evidence: Govt trashes report on higher Covid deaths

India Saturday refuted a report which claimed that its Covid deaths could be "five-to-seven times" higher than the official number, saying the assessment is based on extrapolation of data without any epidemiological evidence.

India Saturday refuted a report which claimed that its Covid deaths could be "five-to-seven times" higher than the official number, saying the assessment is based on extrapolation of data without any epidemiological evidence. In a statement, the Union Health Ministry also slammed the publication, without naming it, for the article which claimed "India has suffered perhaps five to seven times ''excess deaths'' than the official number of Covid-19 fatalities". The ministry termed the article, published by The Economist, speculative, without any basis and misinformed.