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malaise

(268,967 posts) Tue Sep 1, 2020, 09:54 AM Sep 2020

Covid-19: Close to 2 million cases in August, India sets a global record

That is frightening
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/covid-19-close-to-2-million-cases-in-august-india-sets-a-global-record/videoshow/77862979.cms

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-scientists-find-higher-viral-load-in-asymptomatic-covid-19-patients/articleshow/77870208.cms
Indian scientists find higher viral load in asymptomatic Cov ..

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/

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Covid-19: Close to 2 million cases in August, India sets a global record (Original Post) malaise Sep 2020 OP

And right now they only have 48 deaths per million of population. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #1

It's a complete mess for sure n/t malaise Sep 2020 #2

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,853 posts)

1. And right now they only have 48 deaths per million of population.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Sep 1, 2020, 10:57 AM

Sep 2020

If they get up to even 100 deaths per million, which will happen in a few more weeks at the rate they're going, that's well over a million deaths. It's not going to be pretty there.

Plus, how accurate are the numbers coming out of India? Might there we serious undercounting of deaths from Covid there?

malaise

(268,967 posts)

2. It's a complete mess for sure n/t

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 1, 2020, 10:58 AM

Sep 2020

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