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the death count is also accelerating and is not subject to that effect

• Jagat 7y ago
  If you don't test someone for coronavirus prior to the death (or even after), it doesn't get attributed to coronavirus
  • jedberg 7y ago
    There is also a reverse problem. Some people are dying of heart attacks and are testing positive COVID-19, and are being counted even though it's unlikely the COVID-19 had anything to do with it.
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    • DanBC 7y ago
      What makes you think Covid-19 isn't killing those patients?
      • jedberg 7y ago
        Because as far as we know it’s respiratory and asymptomatic for many days. Someone who has a heart attack during the asymptomatic period was probably going to have one anyway.
        • DanBC 7y ago
          How are asymptomatic people having heart attacks being coded as covid-19 deaths?
          • Jagat 7y ago
            As far as I know, asymptotic people aren't even being tested for covid-19, because of the test kits shortage.
• uwuhn 7y ago
  Easily fixable if you stop testing, or officially attribute death to something else.
• dhimes 7y ago
  As we run short on tests it's likely that only the bad off will get tested.