While that’s true, Italy is not testing or counting anyone dying at home [short]

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Apr 2, 2020
6:18:10am

longhaircoug Walk-on

While that’s true, Italy is not testing or counting anyone dying at home [short]

Or senior homes for that matter. So they’re underreporting right now.

Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported

Italy is undercounting thousands of deaths caused by the coronavirus in the areas worst hit by the pandemic, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows, indicating that the human toll may end up being much greater, and infections far more widespread, than official data indicate.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/italys-coronavirus-death-toll-is-far-higher-than-reported-11585767179

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longhaircoug

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Fascinating thread. If someone dies in NYC and they find COVID-19 post-mortem

4/1/20 10:46pm

Ahhh so the Italian method of counting C19 deaths.

kotacoug

4/1/20 10:50pm

Yeah, although it sounds like in Italy they don't even test for C19 post-mortem.

garyfan

4/1/20 10:59pm

While that’s true, Italy is not testing or counting anyone dying at home [short]

longhaircoug

4/2/20 6:18am

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Buffalo

4/1/20 10:51pm

Sure, in some (maybe most) but you could go all the way to being shot and then

fattycoug

4/1/20 10:54pm

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Buffalo

4/1/20 10:55pm

It was probably someone who would have died anyway. We've talked in my family

4/1/20 10:54pm

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Buffalo

4/1/20 10:57pm

If COVID shouldn't be "blamed" then it shouldn't be reported as a COVID death

fattycoug

4/1/20 10:59pm

If it were flu, it would be counted as a “flu death” for that year.

cougfanblue

4/1/20 11:14pm

Yeh, it seems like most deaths are counted for multiple conditions

CSoul

4/1/20 11:20pm

I was reading that even the flu but.bers may be inflated due to this issue

fattycoug

4/2/20 12:14am

Yep. Crazy how many people want to claim it's just a coincidence that a person

Game Changer

4/1/20 11:00pm

Only 14 deaths today with no underlying conditions.

777

4/1/20 10:51pm

Cooking the books

AZ Coug

4/1/20 10:54pm

Yeah, kind of, by counting asthma as an underlying condition. See my post below.

chilango

4/1/20 11:53pm

And then register them to vote...

MenloCougar

4/1/20 11:00pm

So, if you go to the ER to get tested for C19, and get hit by a truck on your

DeekLyfter

4/1/20 11:00pm

I saw a report today indication the post-mortem addition to the numbers is

jreid191

4/1/20 11:01pm

Makes sense to me.

Boanerges

4/1/20 11:24pm

It’s interesting that they count asthma as an underlying condition. This might

chilango

4/1/20 11:47pm

Sounds pretty reasonable.

StalwartBraveTrue

4/2/20 12:18am

The “no published data” part is funny to me.

bstod

4/2/20 8:28am

Wowza. That is interesting. I know a surgeon who did a risky surgery in a sick

StalwartBraveTrue

4/2/20 12:08am

FYI, look up the number of Americans with hypertension. That counts as a

doctorcoug

4/2/20 12:18am

Epilepsy for example?

Boanerges

4/2/20 12:21am

My dad had double pneumonia but was incorrectly treated for tb. After a while

Coach's Dad

4/2/20 1:36am

The American Way. In times of panic, use any data that increases the panic.

HighHorse

4/2/20 5:23am

I don't think those numbers mean what he wants them to mean.

Dwight89

4/2/20 8:02am

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babybroker

4/2/20 9:17am

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