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Coronavirus deaths in India rise to 339, cases soar to 10,363

PTI -
Of the total 339 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 160 fatalities, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 43, Delhi at 28, Gujarat at 26 and Telengana at 16.

10 reasons why Covid-19 data on testing and fatalities might not be accurate

Cathy O'Neil -
Specific areas could see much worse death rates because of their poor health care systems or due to existing chronic diseases in population.

Coronavirus death toll in India touches 199, cases mount to 6,412

PTI -
According to the Union Health Ministry, at least 30 new deaths have been reported since Thursday evening.

US death toll from Covid-19 now expected to be 60,000, far below earlier projections

Kathleen Miller -
Two prominent models for US mortality are yielding decreased fatality projections based on what Americans are doing to mitigate the spread.

Pune reports 5 new Covid-19 deaths, toll rises to 13

PTI -
Pune Municipal Corporation said the recent deaths have occurred in the last 12 hours, and all the patients had some co-morbid health conditions.

Total Covid-19 cases in Delhi reaches 576, death toll rises to 9

PTI -
Delhi Health Department said 51 fresh cases and two deaths were reported in a day, while 3,120 people are in quarantine at various govt facilities.

Why it’s still hard to predict who will die from Covid-19

Arturo Casadevall -
In past epidemics, death & survival were attributed to providence or fortune. Modern medicine & science provide a better understanding of different outcomes.

Covid-19 cases rise to 4067 in India, death toll stands at 109

PTI -
According to the ministry's data updated at 9am, 21 fresh deaths were reported from Maharashtra, two each from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and one from Punjab.

We may be underestimating the Coronavirus death toll

Ferdinando Giugliano -
If the number of infections is underestimated, the detected fatality rate will look much higher than the real one.

UK Coronavirus death toll crosses 500 mark, biggest single-day rise

Aditi Khanna -
Several makeshift hospitals are becoming functional across the UK as the NHS aims to boost bed capacity to cope with the growing number of cases.
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National Interest

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Shekhar Gupta -
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?

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