: Uttar Pradesh’s handling of second Covid wave is unparalleled, claims PM Modi #IndiaNEWS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the Uttar Pradesh government for successfully handling the

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Uttar Pradesh’s handling of second Covid wave is unparalleled, claims PM Modi #IndiaNEWS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the Uttar Pradesh government for successfully handling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.“UP’s handling of the second wave of Covid-19 has been unparalleled,� he claimed at an event in Varanasi, NDTV reported.So far, Uttar Pradesh has recorded over 17 lakh coronavirus cases and 22,704 deaths. However, last month, data from the Civil Registration System showed that 24 districts in the state recorded 1,97,000 more deaths between July 2020 and March 2021 than in the corresponding period the previous year. The mortality rate was 110% higher than the same period the previous year. The number of deaths was 43 times higher than the official Covid-19 toll in these nine months. This does not even factor in the peak of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which hit India in April and May. Although not all of the excess deaths would be from Covid-19, the diversion of healthcare resources for people with the coronavirus disease meant many patients with other ailments may have failed to access treatment.During the peak of the second wave, reports emerged of bodies piling up at the state’s crematoriums and severe shortage of oxygen and beds in hospitals. Private testing labs in state capital Lucknow turned away residents, saying they received “orders from the...Read more

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