All section Close
Image Credit: Unsplash, Twitter (Pinarayi Vijayan, Nitish Kumar)
Data: Bihar Under-Reports Maximum COVID Cases; 1 In 134
Writer: Ratika Rana
Her primary objective is to inform, promote, educate and cultivate readers through writing.
Delhi, 1 Aug 2021 12:39 PM GMT
Editor : Ankita Singh |
A literature lover who likes delving deeper into a wide range of societal issues and expresses her opinions about the same. Keeps looking for best-read recommendations while enjoying her coffee and tea.
Creatives : Ratika Rana
Her primary objective is to inform, promote, educate and cultivate readers through writing.
As per the analysis of government data, Bihar has underreported the most number of covid-19 cases, whereas, worst-hit states Kerala and Maharashtra have undercounted the least number of Covid-19 cases.
Kerala, the state which was once lauded globally for its Covid-19 management model, has reported more than 22,000 cases and comprises over 50 per cent of India's daily Covid-19 tally. However, as per evidence collected by analysing government data, Kerala has underreported covid cases the least as compared to other states. Whereas, Bihar has underreported the highest number of Covid-19 cases.
Based on the fourth sero survey supervised and conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Health economist Rijo John calculated India's undercounting factor to be 33. This means that an estimated 9,265 lakh Indians were infected with coronavirus but only 282 lakh cases were detected.
Findings Of Sero Survey
The findings of the serosurvey show that Bihar detected only 1 in every 134 positive Covid-19 cases, while Uttar Pradesh (UP) detected 1 in every 100 Covid-19 cases. At the same time, Kerala underreported cases by a factor of six, i.e., for every case detected six others were missing. Among other states hit hard by the pandemic, Maharashtra has underreported cases by a factor of 12. i.e., for every one case that was detected, the administration missed 12 other cases.
67.6 % Of Indians Developed Antibodies
While all the states underreported Covid-19 cases, only Bihar and Uttar Pradesh crossed it by a factor of 100 or above. As per the results of the fourth serosurvey conducted by ICMR, 67.6 per cent of Indians had developed antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The analysis of state-wise data found that with a sero commonness of 79 per cent, the state of Madhya Pradesh had the highest fraction of its population exposed to the coronavirus, while Kerala had the least.
There were also issues pertaining to whether deaths were being underreported in the country when a series of reports exposed an unusual increase in the registration of deaths by the Civil Registration System (CRS). Intriguingly, the government of India has reiterated and asserted that underreporting has only occurred in terms of cases being registered and not the number of deaths.
Also Read: Govt's Black Money Act Yields Results, Brings Undisclosed Income Of Rs 8,465 Cr To Tax
Must Reads
We are an independent and public-spirited digital media platform for Indian millennials. We report news and issues that matter as well as give you the opportunity to take action.
