Thread by @sharmasupriya

We're finally getting closer to understanding the true burden of the pandemic in India through all cause mortality data accessed doggedly by journalists.

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Excess deaths were 42 times the official Covid death count in Madhya Pradesh in 2021

All cause deaths were nearly five times more than normal in May, coinciding with the second wave, @Rukmini reported

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More from @Rukmini:

Excess deaths were 34 times the official Covid death toll in Andhra Pradesh in 2021

All cause deaths were nearly five times more than normal in May, again coinciding with the second wave
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Excess deaths were 30 times the official Covid death toll in Assam in Aug-Nov 2020, coinciding with the first wave

All cause deaths were 55% more than normal, @psychia90 reported
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Excess deaths were five times the official Covid death toll in Karnataka in 2021

All cause deaths were 50% more than normal in first 15 days of June, coinciding with the second wave, @CSoumya21 reported

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Excess deaths were 4.5 times the official Covid death toll in Tamil Nadu since the pandemic began

Cause-wise data reveals that CRS itself recorded more Covid deaths than what the state officially reported, by
@vrsrini and @ramyakannan
thehindu.com/news/national/…

Excess death numbers reveal how many more people died during the pandemic compared to the average mortality seen in normal years. Not all excess deaths are caused by Covid-19. But many likely are.

Regardless, the sheer rise in mortality the data is revealing is stunning.