Re:The leading cause of death in the US on Apr 6 was Covid-19
by rjtavares on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @07:51AM
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> I have no opinion on this but I have read multiple times now that currently if someone dies, say on Heart Disease, and has positively tested on Covid-19, that the death cause is counted as Covid-19.
You have read incorrect information. Only deaths "where the disease caused or is assumed to have caused or contributed to death" [1].
Of course, there will be errors. As with any number, especially one reported daily.
BTW: there are also reasons for COVID deaths being underreported, so the bias in the number isn't really one way.
You have read incorrect information. Only deaths "where the disease caused or is assumed to have caused or contributed to death" [1].
Of course, there will be errors. As with any number, especially one reported daily.
BTW: there are also reasons for COVID deaths being underreported, so the bias in the number isn't really one way.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/coronavirus/Alert-2-New-I...