I remember when I saw the first reports about Covid in India in 2020 locals on social media were suggesting that despite the reported mass deaths the unofficial

I remember when I saw the first reports about Covid in India in 2020 locals on social media were suggesting that despite the reported mass deaths the unofficial numbers would likely be significantly higher because only people who actually made it to hospitals were counted and many people dying in rural/poorer areas (where tests or even medical care weren't widely available) were cremated without a diagnosis. I'm not at all surprised to see that this may still be the case now a year an a half later.