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If you can find such numbers, I'd love to see them. > If the decedent tested positive for COVID, the virus also gets placed on the death certificate. Many of t
by jtbayly 5y ago
If you can find such numbers, I'd love to see them.
> If the decedent tested positive for COVID, the virus also gets placed on the death certificate. Many of these people likely died with COVID, not from COVID, Grannis said.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-covid-related-deaths-versus-covid-causal-deaths-st-0221-20210219-gdspo5vg2bgatim7efo4gmxjpq-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/...
Here's an article about Australia, too:
> Indeed, distinguishing between dying with and dying from COVID-19 may require a more complex investigation into the cause of a death, beyond citing a positive SARS-CoV-2 test that was completed prior to the person’s death.
https://theconversation.com/died-from-or-died-with-covid-19-we-need-a-transparent-approach-to-counting-coronavirus-deaths-145438 https://theconversation.com/died-from-or-died-with-covid-19-...
- nicoburns 5y agoI can't find the article I read before, but this one breaks it down for Wales: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-52380643 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-52380643