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THREAD: India has the world’s third largest caseload and the true scale of infection in the population is still unclear. 1/9
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India’s official caseload is high in absolute numbers, but relatively low in per capita terms. 2/9
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India fares poorly compared to other countries in terms of widening the testing net. 3/9
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India’s recovery numbers are promising - those diagnosed with the virus are recovering from it faster than dying from it. 4/9
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India’s share of recoveries is also higher - at nearly 60%, its far ahead of the US, where it is 27%. 5/9
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India’s death rate is eighth highest tally in the world. But per million of population, it is low. 6/9
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Each Indian state tells us a different story - three states account for 60% of India’s caseload. 7/9
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Cases are rising the fastest in the southern states. 8/9
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For more, read my colleagues @aparnalluri and @shadabnazmi on five things we know about the spread of Covid19 in India. 9/9 #Covid19 #India
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