The problem with India’s figures is that information gathering is problematic at best. Health care in rural areas is practically non-existent, testing is not being done so identifying and tallying cases and deaths is extremely difficult. I’ve read stories that say you should be multiplying the India figures by a factor of 10.
That is true. At the same time, India normally has huge numbers of upper respiratory problems at this time of year due to the terrible air pollution, dust/dirt and heat. Throw the high numbers of TB into the mix and you have a potent recipe for lots of illness because so many people’s lungs are compromised.
I’ve read a story about an epidemiologist who says we should be multiplying US case counts by 3X-4X. This was as of January or February. Lots of people get the disease who have a really minor case/experience, and never show up in official case counts.
And I’ve read stories /s which correlate the drop in India deaths to use of Ivermectin, and that the drop in cases in urban areas corresponds to what is happening in poorly reported rural areas. Deaths may eventually be adjusted upwards, but the trend remains the same.