India's Covid-19 deaths relative to infections hit a record high in June after cases peaked in early May, an analysis of government data shows, amid pressure on authorities to accurately report deaths from a second wave of the virus.

India has officially reported 403,281 deaths out of 29.75 million people who have contracted the virus.

While the country of 1.35 billion people has reported fewer deaths than the US and Brazil some experts believe its actual case and fatality numbers are several times higher.

Based on data reported by state authorities and collated by the federal health ministry, the Covid-19 case fatality rate jumped to about three per cent in June from 1.26pc in October, the first full month after the peak of its first wave of infections.

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