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And the statistics are a mess. With regards to coronavirus, people who die "with" coronavirus and die of say, a heart attack, are being counted as coronavirus
by feralimal 6y ago
And the statistics are a mess.
With regards to coronavirus, people who die "with" coronavirus and die of say, a heart attack, are being counted as coronavirus deaths. They aren't dying "of" the virus, they just happen to have it. But this doesn't count as a heart attack statistic.
Not to forget, that there are financial incentives for doctors and hospitals to mark deaths as coronavirus deaths.
- cinntaile 6y agoOf course they're a mess, we don't live in a black or white world. It doesn't mean that you should disgard them though. People don't die of coronavirus. They always die of some other cause like cardiac arrest, internal bleeding, organ failure, ... Let's take your specific example. Where do you draw the line between corona virus and cardiac arrest? In practice there will be many cases where the distinction is not clear cut.
- feralimal 6y agoYes. Its not clear cut. But they are all being counted as coronavirus. The statistics are gamed to prove the case.