Variation in COVID-19 Data Reporting Across India: 6 Months into the Pandemic
Varun Vasudevan1, Abeynaya Gnanasekaran1, Varsha Sankar2
1Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME), Stanford University, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 USA.
Abstract:
India reported its first case of COVID-19 on January 30, 2020. Six months since then, COVID-19 continues to be a growing crisis in India with over 1.6 million reported cases. In this communication, we assess the quality of COVID-19 data reporting done by the state and union territory governments in India between July 12 and July 25, 2020. We compare our findings with those from an earlier assessment conducted in May 2020. We conclude that 6 months into the pandemic, the quality of COVID-19 data reporting across India continues to be highly disparate, which could hinder public health efforts.
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