Virus toll much higher than bulletins suggest

Want true picture to come out so that people can be more alert, say doctors

The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in the State are higher than the figures mentioned in the media bulletin issued by the Health department, according to an increasing number of doctors in government hospitals. The doctors, who have been making the claim for the past few weeks, opine that presenting the true picture of the pandemic’s extent will further alert people and prompt them to take precautions. Multiple sources said the number of daily deaths at Gandhi Hospital, which has been turned into an exclusive COVID care facility again this year, alone are higher than the total fatalities mentioned in the media bulletins.