Suedesi
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Are we overreacting to this virus ? Serious question
I'm looking at latest NYC death data:
We had 1139 deaths the other day and only 14 people had no underlying conditions. So how do we know for sure that the virus has played a significant role in the disease or death? In other words, are we reporting virus-related deaths as soon as it is established that the virus was present at the time of death regardless of other factors? Is anyone establishing the causal chain? Is a stage IV cancer patient with corona who dies classed as a virus death or a cancer death? Why are Germany and Sweden numbers so vastly different to Italy and Spain?
I'm looking at latest NYC death data:
We had 1139 deaths the other day and only 14 people had no underlying conditions. So how do we know for sure that the virus has played a significant role in the disease or death? In other words, are we reporting virus-related deaths as soon as it is established that the virus was present at the time of death regardless of other factors? Is anyone establishing the causal chain? Is a stage IV cancer patient with corona who dies classed as a virus death or a cancer death? Why are Germany and Sweden numbers so vastly different to Italy and Spain?