Coronavirus : Study says virus may kill 34 thousand people in India and 5 thousand in Pakistan till August

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 22, 2020 05:18 PM2020-05-22T17:18:19+5:302020-05-22T17:18:19+5:30

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The coronavirus has spread widely in India and Pakistan. Cases of coronavirus are increasing rapidly even after the fourth lockdown in India. Even in Pakistan, the case are increasing rapidly.

Now, research has estimated that if coronavirus cases continues to grow at the same rate in both countries, the number of corona deaths in India will cross 34,000 mark by August and 5,000 in Pakistan.

Dr Faheem Younus, chief of infectious diseases at the University of Maryland UCH, cases of coronavirus will continue to rise in India and Pakistan.

If the numbers continue to rise in both countries, the number of deaths from the coronavirus will increase manifold by August 4. He estimates that by August 4, the corona could kill 34,155 people in India.

Looking at the current situation, cases of corona in Lockdown 4 in India are increasing rapidly. For the last three days, 4,000 new cases are coming up every day.

According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 1,18,447 cases of corona in the country and 48,534 people have recovered from the disease. So far, 3,583 people have lost their lives.

Yunus said the corona could kill 5,332 people in Pakistan till August 4. In Pakistan, 50,694 cases of corona have been reported so far. Till now it has killed 1066 people. Pakistan's Sindh province has the highest number of corona cases

Corona has killed 334,680 people worldwide so far. Brazil has become the new epicenter of the epidemic. The death toll from the corona virus in Brazil has risen to more than 20,000.

The death toll has risen to 20,047 in Brazil. More than 310,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Brazil. (Image Credit: thehindu.com)