India has failed to record COVID-19 fatalities accurately.

There is no evidence that the Indian government is not updating the number of people dead because of COVID-19 accurately.

There is no evidence that the Indian government is not updating the number of people dead because of COVID-19 accurately.Some experts have claimed that India's low-quality data and missing data are the main reason for the unknown COVID-19 deaths in the country. The claims made by experts came without any credible sources to support it. Each Municipal Corporation is daily updating the COVID-19 death figures state-wise and district-wise.

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.

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