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Figure 2: COVID -19 Infection Waves

2 (a): Confirmed Cases
120 80

100 Third Wave 70
60
New cases (Lakhs) 60 First Wave Second Wave 50 New cases (Thousands)
80
40
30
40
20 First Wave Second Wave 20
10
0 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
AEs EMDEs (excluding China and India) India China (RHS)

2 (b): Deaths

200 30
180 First Wave
160 First Wave Second Wave 25
New deaths (Thousands) 100 Second Wave Third Wave 15 New Deaths (Hundreds)
140
20
120
80
10
60
40
5
20
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 0
AEs EMDEs (excluding China and India) India China (RHS)
Source: Survey Calculations using data from WHO
st
Note: data is as on 31 December, 2020
1.4 AEs witnessed higher confirmed cases and deaths on per capita basis too as compared to EMDEs
(Figure 3). The third wave in AEs has proven to be more lethal with fatalities exceeding by 5.3 times
compared to the second wave and surpassing the level during the first wave in December itself.

Figure 3: Per Capita COVID-19 Caseload across Countries
3 (a): Cases per Lakh 3 (b): Deaths per Lakh

Source: Survey Calculations using data from WHO
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Note: Data is as on 31 December, 2020