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. 2022 Feb 16;17(2):e0263187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263187

Table 1. Estimates of cumulative Covid-19 deaths in India.

	Sources			Units	Reference date (in 2021)
	Official estimate^*	IR Sample	MLA sample	Units	Reference date (in 2021)
Covid-19 deaths	243.5	1,701.8	-	000s	7 May
	325.8	2,276.6^**	2,597.1	000s	25 May
	458.9	3,206.9^**	3,658.3^**	000s	1 November
Correction factor	1.0	7.0	8.6	^***	1 November
Death rates	0.3	2.3	2.6	per 1000	1 November

*: Smoothed cumulative series from Worldometer [3].

**: Projected using the trends in official Covid-19 deaths.

***: Computed as estimated deaths/official deaths.