India Coronavirus Dispatch: Second wave has much lower mortality rate

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The second wave has much a lower mortality rate

While India has reported a rise in coronavirus cases for two weeks in a row, the number of daily deaths has remained around 200. The mortality rate is low compared to the first wave, reports ThePrint. Daily deaths had hovered around 600 when the active caseload had risen to 340,000 the last time on July 17. Medical experts said there is little clarity if the difference in mortality rates is due to changes in the virus strain, but a better Covid-19 response mechanism is definitely a factor. “We are wiser, as far