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So the website the tweet used as it's source aggregates info directly from the relevant state governments, speeding up reporting compared to going through NCHS.

• ceejayoz 6y ago
  That page indicates a lag in their data is similarly possible: > Deaths: SD-DOH does not report deaths until a certified death record has been filed with COVID-19 as a cause or contributing factor. By law, a death record must be filed within 5 days of the date of death. (I don't know how long it takes between filing and processing after that point, but it's clear that there's potential time between death and showing up in the count.)
  • petertodd 6y ago
    Oh, so it is in fact just geoblocked? That's annoying. It's still down for me (and my EU VPN). Does the site list deaths by date of report, or date of death? Hopefully the later, so we can just check back in a few weeks. Anyway, in general this "dying breath" stuff doesn't really tell anyone anything useful. For starters, how much faith do you really want to put in what people say when they're so sick they're about to die? Hypoxia significantly affects mental capacities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUfF2MTnqAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUfF2MTnqAw For all you know, these people don't actually realize that they're sick at all.