India could see a peak in Covid-19 deaths by mid-May, warns US study

India's daily tally of coronavirus-induced deaths could peak by mid-May at 5,600, an American study has warned. This would mean that close to three lakh people may lose their lives to Covid-19 in the country between April and August alone.

The study, titled 'COVID-19 projections' was conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. Published on April 15 of this year, the study pinned hope on India's nationwide vaccination drive to tide over the second wave of the



pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic in India is going to get worse in the coming weeks, warned the study by IHME experts. For the purpose of this study, experts assessed the current rate of infections and deaths in India.

In the study, it has been predicted that India's daily tally of Covid-induced deaths will peak at 5,600 on May 10 of this year. With an additional 3,29,000 deaths projected between April 12 and August 1, the cumulative death toll could rise up to 6,65,000 by the end of July.