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We are. comparable death rates in the UK are higher.
by cosmodisk 7y ago
We are. comparable death rates in the UK are higher.
- knowaveragejoe 7y agoThe numbers may be similar, if not slightly higher than normal, because the deaths we'd normally have are being offset by reduced activity and increase COVID-19 deaths. So looking at totals without that context doesn't help much. It's the same in the US. Article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/16/coronavirus-leading-cause-death/?arc404=true https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/16/coronaviru...
- aphroz 7y agoYes, but what about comorbidity, when people die from cancer but had Covid-19, how do you define what killed them?