Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. India May Have 10 Times More COVID-19 Cases Than Official Figures VOA News India now has more than 6.2 million total COVID-19 cases out of its 1.3 billion citizens-- but a new study by national health authorities says the actual number could be about 10 times higher. The Indian Council of Medical Research said Tuesday that one in 15 individuals over 10 years old contained the antibodies left behind from an earlier infection, based on blood tests taken of more than 29,000 people across the nation between mid-August and mid-September. .