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Re:Sweden Covid-19 Update by tsimionescu on Thursday November 12, 2020 @03:33PM (#25074567)
Is that relevant? How many people happen to have some other acute terminal illness/accident AND Covid at the same time?

Also, do you imagine this is different for Influenza deaths or TB deaths? If anything, Covid-19 deaths are much more accurately counted than deaths from any other major disease, which are often just estimates.

Re:Sweden Covid-19 Update by Y-bar on Thursday November 12, 2020 @03:36PM (#25074614)
10%, see my other reply.

Which is why I think excess mortality seems like the best high-level number to look at.

Re:Sweden Covid-19 Update by tsimionescu on Thursday November 12, 2020 @03:55PM (#25074871)
That 10% from your other comment has no relationship to Covid19 deaths vs people dying of unrelated causes who happen to be Covid19 positive.