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It seems to mean that if someone with coronavirus goes on to have a fatal heart attack, they'd still be recorded as dying "of" coronavirus. (Silly example, of c
by austinjp 7y ago
It seems to mean that if someone with coronavirus goes on to have a fatal heart attack, they'd still be recorded as dying "of" coronavirus. (Silly example, of course.)
I'm not sure how much of a blanket rule that is, or to what extent it's masking true numbers, or how it compares with other countries.
- ivan_gammel 7y agoThat’s exactly how first death in Russia was recorded. That patient died from preexisting condition and her lungs were not affected by corona.
- PunchTornado 7y agothe first death in Romania from coronavirus happened today and was a patient with terminal cancer, taken off chemo weeks ago before infection. it is still counted as a coronavirus death, but somehow it doesn't seem right...