100,000 population , India’s death rate is one-sixth the global average. But this figure can change fast, because India continues to have one of the worst growth rates in death count among high-fatality countries.With 14,894 deaths as of Thursday morning, the toll remains the eighth highest in the world, but has risen 22% over the past seven days.
Last week, the seven-day spike was 51%, but it was mainly due to Maharashtra’s decision to attribute hundreds of earlier deaths to covid-19.Reporting and testing practices of states continue to impact the data this week, too.
Telangana reported the biggest jump in active cases (143%) over the past seven days after the state was forced to ramp up testing following criticism.