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That is not what I get from this page. > These deaths could represent misclassified COVID-19 deaths, or potentially could be indirectly related to COVID-19 (e.
by tsbinz 6y ago
That is not what I get from this page.
> These deaths could represent misclassified COVID-19 deaths, or potentially could be indirectly related to COVID-19 (e.g., deaths from other causes occurring in the context of health care shortages or overburdened health care systems).
That is not saying "those deaths were not caused by COVID-19". They explicitly mention that these could be misclassified.
- guscost 6y agoNice catch, thanks. Most of them are not, you'll find out: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/patients-with-heart-attacks-strokes-and-even-appendicitis-vanish-from-hospitals/2020/04/19/9ca3ef24-7eb4-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/patients-with-heart-at... https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/05/04/coronavirus-covid-19-massachusetts-fatal-crashes-rate-doubled-april-massdot/ https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/05/04/coronavirus-covid-19-... https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-queens-suicide-rates-increase-20200429-mqyzdplseva5belmqewn43u56i-story.html https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-queen...