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> The number of death is so high because they count person who had other illness (cancer, heart disease, etc) and because we have lot of elder persons (the prob
by BiteCode_dev 7y ago
> The number of death is so high because they count person who had other illness (cancer, heart disease, etc) and because we have lot of elder persons (the probability of dying is higher for over 75).
I don't know how the count is made, but since the pressure will affect the care for the other patients as well, it makes sense to at least take them in consideration in the stats.
- lormayna 7y agoYes, it make sense. The strange value is the one from Germany with more than 1000 cases and only 2 died. I suspect that the criteria for counting the death is not the same across different EU countries.
- mister_hn 7y agoand information hiding (to preserve Economy or to avoid Panic) plays a role here