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Omaha Steve

(99,679 posts) Sat May 16, 2020, 08:49 AM May 2020

Asia Today: India overtakes China in number of cases

Source: AP

BANGKOK (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s, with the Health Ministry on Saturday reporting a spike to 85,940 infections and 2,752 deaths.

China has reported 82,941 confirmed case and 4,633 deaths since the virus was first detected late last year in the central city of Wuhan.

The worst-hit Indian states are Maharashtra with 29,100 cases, Tamil Nadu with 10,108, Gujarat with 9,931 and New Delhi with 8,895.

In the last 24 hours, India had confirmed 3,970 new cases and 103 fatalities.

An Indian woman stands carrying her child by a roadside as she sells face masks during lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in Kochi, Kerala, India, Saturday, May 16, 2020. Over 90% of India's workforce is employed in the informal sector, without access to significant savings or social protection benefits such as paid sick leave or insurance. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

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Asia Today: India overtakes China in number of cases (Original Post) Omaha Steve May 2020 OP

That is assuming that China is reporting accurate numbers Jose Garcia May 2020 #1

India probably isn't either. not_the_one May 2020 #2

does anyone seriously believe China has provided all the accurate data of their situation? samsingh May 2020 #3

China, Mexico, Brazil, Russia and God knows where else are all under reporting. totodeinhere May 2020 #5

And this is most likely the tip of the iceberg. I bet that a lot of cases and deaths are going totodeinhere May 2020 #4

Jose Garcia

(2,598 posts)

1. That is assuming that China is reporting accurate numbers

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 09:30 AM

May 2020

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)

2. India probably isn't either.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Reply #1)

Sat May 16, 2020, 09:42 AM

May 2020

With certain states now refusing to update their virus stats, we, sure as hell, aren't.

samsingh

(17,599 posts)

3. does anyone seriously believe China has provided all the accurate data of their situation?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 10:35 AM

May 2020

totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)

5. China, Mexico, Brazil, Russia and God knows where else are all under reporting.

Reply to samsingh (Reply #3)

Sat May 16, 2020, 01:47 PM

May 2020

And then we have the idiots in charge in this country. I feel very sorry for people in all of those places.

totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)

4. And this is most likely the tip of the iceberg. I bet that a lot of cases and deaths are going

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 01:44 PM

May 2020

unreported. And of course they are in a world of hurt over there with a fascist prime minister who is buddies with Trump.

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