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> The official covid death count is likely an undercount of deaths caused by covid, because a number of people died from covid related complications and got rec
by timr 6y ago
> The official covid death count is likely an undercount of deaths caused by covid, because a number of people died from covid related complications and got recorded as pneumonia, Alzheimer’s, or heart disease/attack/stroke related deaths.
That's a theory. Meanwhile, we know that many places are classifying anyone who dies within N days of a positive test (N is typically 30) as a "covid death", regardless of actual cause.
I can guarantee that not all of those people died from Covid-19. Point being: there's likely to be overcount and undercount, for different reasons.
- electrondood 6y agoI mean... there was a deadly global pandemic. It seems like you're just splitting hairs to discredit the fact that we're likely significantly undercounting COVID deaths.
- timr 6y agoYou're asserting something without proof, what I'm telling you is a fact, and a "deadly global pandemic" doesn't invalidate facts and make assertions true.