Covid-19: Despite better infra, Bengaluru has higher death rate than Mumbai

Data for the third wave indicate that Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata were able to reduce their death rate, but Delhi and Bengaluru witnessed a rise

Indeed, the second wave of Covid-19 has been devastating for India. The country witnessed over 400,000 daily infections at the peak, and Covid-related deaths at the time averaged over 4,000. The death rate during the second wave, however, has been lower than the first wave until now.

A Business Standard analysis shows that while India reported 1.38 deaths per 100 infections between July 1 and November 1 of 2020, the country has recorded 1.27 deaths per 100 cases between March 1 and July 12 this year.

But this trend does not hold across the country; there is a