Re:Why is India having a Covid-19 surge?
by webmobdev on Saturday May 01, 2021 @06:20PM
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Mahakumbh impact? Uttarakhand active Covid caseload jumped 1,800% in 25 days - https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/apr/27/mahakumb...
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Uttarakhand maybe. But Bangalore has as many cases as UP.
Not just Uttrakhand. See this news from Madhya Pradesh - Madhya Pradesh: 99% 'Kumbh returnees' test positive for COVID-19; 22 pilgrims untraced - https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/madhya-pradesh-99... ...
The Kumbh Mela is definitely a super-spreader. The increased case numbers in Karnataka can be attributed to the local body elections held there. Moreover, with around 8 months to go for election, UP is actually under-reporting and fudging the figures of its COVID cases.