India logs 6.2 pct hike in death rate during 2020 amid rampant COVID-19

STORY: India logs 6.2 pct hike in death rate during 2020 amid rampant COVID-19 DATELINE: May 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people wearing masks 3. various of crowded public places 4. various of hospital area 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's federal government in its newly released the Civil Registration System (CRS) report 2020 has stated that the country recorded an increase of 6.2 percent in the death rate in the COVID-19 pandemic year. According to the report released on Tuesday in case of registered deaths, the number has increased from 7.64 million in 2019 to 8.12 million in 2020, which is an increase of 6.2 percent. "In case of registered deaths, number of registered events has gone up from 76.4 lakhs in 2019 to 81.2 lakhs in 2020, i.e. an increase of 6.2 percent," the report said. Some states have contributed significantly in the increased number of deaths registered from 2019 to 2020, it said. Out o

COVID-19 Emergency in India

COVID-19 Emergency in India

Health workers carry a patient who tested positive for COVID-19 to a critical care unit at a hospital in Kolkata , India , on 12 May 2021 .India saw a sharp decline of cases from over 4 lakhs to 3.5 Lakhs yesterday , to which manu assumes that India has reached its peak infection from second wave . Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/ABACAPRESS.COM

COVID-19 Emergency in India

COVID-19 Emergency in India

Health workers carry a patient who tested positive for COVID-19 to a critical care unit at a hospital in Kolkata , India , on 12 May 2021 .India saw a sharp decline of cases from over 4 lakhs to 3.5 Lakhs yesterday , to which manu assumes that India has reached its peak infection from second wave . Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/ABACAPRESS.COM

COVID-19 Emergency in India

COVID-19 Emergency in India

A patient waves to her family as she is discharged after recovering from COVID-19 at a hospital in Kolkata , India , on 12 May 2021 .India saw a sharp decline of cases from over 4 lakhs to 3.5 Lakhs yesterday , to which manu assumes that India has reached its peak infection from second wave . Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/ABACAPRESS.COM

COVID-19 Emergency in India

COVID-19 Emergency in India

A health worker gets out of his PPE suit at a hospital corridor in Kolkata , India , on 12 May 2021 .India saw a sharp decline of cases from over 4 lakhs to 3.5 Lakhs yesterday , to which manu assumes that India has reached its peak infection from second wave . Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/ABACAPRESS.COM

COVID-19 Emergency in India

COVID-19 Emergency in India

Health workers carry a patient who tested positive for COVID-19 to a critical care unit at a hospital in Kolkata , India , on 12 May 2021 .India saw a sharp decline of cases from over 4 lakhs to 3.5 Lakhs yesterday , to which manu assumes that India has reached its peak infection from second wave . Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/ABACAPRESS.COM