12 lakh excess deaths in Covid year, reveals report; govt says methodology flawed
Researchers from multiple universities, including Oxford, analyzed mortality data from the National Family Health Survey 2019-21 and concluded that nearly 12 lakh additional deaths occurred in 2020, which is eight times higher than the official Covid-19 death toll reported in India for that year. The Health Ministry has rejected this estimate, calling it “exaggerated and … Read more
