Why have coronavirus deaths in India suddenly shot up?

India’s coronavirus death toll has increased by more than 25 per cent to nearly 12,600 in the past week and with pressure mounting on local authorities over allegations of undercounting, a further spike in fatalities is expected. Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the death toll shot up by 2,000 – a daily high compared to the several hundred usually reported – after the state of Maharashtra, where the financial capital Mumbai is located, and New Delhi, the densely-populated political capital,…

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