India sees biggest spike in COVID deaths after state revises toll
Al Jazeera
World’s highest single-day toll reported after Bihar revises figures to include deaths at home or private hospitals.
India has reported its highest ever single-day death toll from COVID-19 – 6,148 deaths – after an eastern state revised its figures to account for people who succumbed to the disease at home or in private hospitals. The health department of Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, revised its total COVID-related death toll on Wednesday to more than 9,400 from about 5,400. The United States recorded 5,444 COVID-19 deaths on February 12.
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