Inadequate analysis of states’ covid-19 data by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is a cause for concern, said doctors and public health experts.
This could indicate under-reporting of novel coronavirus cases, obscuring the true picture of the spread of the disease, they added.
ICMR is the only authority in India authorized to release state-wise data on the number of people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
According to the rules, ICMR’s National Institute of Virology (NIV) receives detailed information about each individual tested from every testing lab. “A detailed picture is the need of the hour.