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There are also fewer e.g. auto traffic deaths due to the lockdown. These are all secondary effects given the number of deaths that mentioned COVID in the coron
by samcheng 6y ago
There are also fewer e.g. auto traffic deaths due to the lockdown.
These are all secondary effects given the number of deaths that mentioned COVID in the coroner's report. (See the headline article.)
All of it is due to the pandemic, directly or indirectly, right? There were no other significant national fatality-related events in that timeline, thank goodness. You'll see that the death rate is remarkably predictable over time.
- verdverm 6y agoThere was a significant uptick in auto deaths in may/June once lockdown was eased. Drug overdoses are up too. Homicides is another that has been up lately. Are these indirectly related to Covid? Are all contemporary deaths Covid induced? Are any lockdown induced but not Covid directly?
- samcheng 6y agoI would suggest that the anomaly in death rate, because it is well-correlated in time with COVID infection rate, is primarily caused by COVID, directly or indirectly, yes. Think also about the people who have postponed going to the doctor or dentist due to fears of infection.