As of January 11, 2022, 3.59 crore cases of COVID-19 and 4.84 lakh deaths have been registered in India. A study has claimed that these government figures of death due to the coronavirus are fewer than the real figures. According to a study, 32 lakh people died, which is seven times more than the deaths recorded in government records.

Who did this study? Where was the data collected from for the study? What was the method of study adopted? What else came out in the study? Has any such study been done before? Let's find out in this episode of The Wire Explains.

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