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Originally Posted by OnceWeWereKings
In addition, the death rate is something that can def be scrutinized. If someone commits suicide, but tests positive for covid, it's considered a covid death.
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Im curious about this, Ive seen this said before but no real articles to cite to.
What are you basing this on?
This is only for Washington State (below) but I have a hard time believing someone who is shot and killed is counted as a COVID death. What I read, the CDC only considers the death certificate cited cause of death.
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State officials also compare death certificates to disease surveillance data, to
identify those who had Covid-19 but died of an unrelated cause, like a gunshot wound. Washington has removed such deaths.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...eath-toll.html