No. Of Delhi Death Certs Up 250% To 35k In April-May

Official Covid Toll In These 2 Mths 13,201

- Paras Singh

New Delhi:More than 34,750 death certificates were issued by the three municipal corporations in the city during April and May, when the second Covid-19 wave was raging. This is a 250% increase over the figure of 9,916 certificates issued in the corresponding period last year.

With the severity of the pandemic peaking around April-end this year, bulk of these death certificates have been issued in May. The death registration data for May this year shows that 24,000 certificates were issued, while during the same month in 2020, 5,475 death certificates were issued by the municipal bodies, an additional 18,525 certificates in May alone.

The registration data from South Delhi Municipal Corporation shows the number of death certificates rose from 2,512 in May 2020 to 10,209 in May 2021; the north corporation saw an increase from 2,116 to 9,663; and the east corporation an increase from 847 to 4,128 in the same period.

TOI had earlier reported the comparative death registration data for the month of April. The three corporations had issued 4,441 death certificates in April 2020 and the count increased to 10,750 certificates during April this year.

24K PEOPLE DIED THIS MAY