Second Covid wave: Fatalities threaten to be worse this time, shows data

Contrary to popular perception, the second wave of Covid-19 is as virulent with a potential to turn deadlier than the first wave, an analysis of deaths in recent weeks shows.

Deaths due to Covid-19 usually happen two to three weeks after the diagnosis of the disease, according to research and doctors’ accounts. The delayed case fatality ratio (CFR) used here essentially measures deaths reported on a particular day as a share of cases reported 18 days prior.

While the cumulative case fatality rate for the country has dropped to 1.3 per cent, the current CFR is inching up, according to