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India records fatalities from Covid-19, experts suspect figures are 5-10 times higher than reported

India records fatalities from Covid-19, experts suspect figures are 5-10 times
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India has experienced a record increase in deaths from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to over 250 thousand.

Deaths from the coronavirus increased by 4,205, while daily cases by 348,421 going to a total of 23 million, according to data from the health ministry, reports AL Jazzera .

Many experts doubt that the real figures are much higher than reported. According to them, actual deaths and infections can be five to ten times higher. India, with a population of 1.35 billion people, currently accounts for 1/3 of coronavirus deaths worldwide.

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