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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere's Been a Spike in People Dying at Home in Several Cities.
It is like Hurricane Maria. Trump has been dragging his feet on tests because he wants to cover up his incompetence and find scapegoats.
https://www.propublica.org/article/theres-been-a-spike-in-people-dying-at-home-in-several-cities-that-suggests-coronavirus-deaths-are-higher-than-reported
In recent weeks, residents outside Boston have died at home much more often than usual. In Detroit, authorities are responding to nearly four times the number of reports of dead bodies. And in New York, city officials are recording more than 200 home deaths per day a nearly sixfold increase from recent years.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the United States had logged more than 592,000 cases of COVID-19 and more than 24,000 deaths, the most in the world, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. But the official COVID-19 death count may, at least for now, be missing fatalities that are occurring outside of hospitals, data and interviews show. Cities are increasingly showing signs of Americans succumbing to the coronavirus in their own beds.
ProPublica requested death data from several major metropolitan areas. Its review provides an early look at the pandemics hidden toll.
Experts say its possible that some of the jump in at-home death stems from people infected by the virus who either didnt seek treatment or did but were instructed to shelter in place, and that the undercount is exacerbated by lack of comprehensive testing. Its also possible that the increase in at-home deaths reflects people dying from other ailments like heart attacks because they couldnt get to a hospital or refused to go, fearful theyd contract COVID-19.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the United States had logged more than 592,000 cases of COVID-19 and more than 24,000 deaths, the most in the world, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. But the official COVID-19 death count may, at least for now, be missing fatalities that are occurring outside of hospitals, data and interviews show. Cities are increasingly showing signs of Americans succumbing to the coronavirus in their own beds.
ProPublica requested death data from several major metropolitan areas. Its review provides an early look at the pandemics hidden toll.
Experts say its possible that some of the jump in at-home death stems from people infected by the virus who either didnt seek treatment or did but were instructed to shelter in place, and that the undercount is exacerbated by lack of comprehensive testing. Its also possible that the increase in at-home deaths reflects people dying from other ailments like heart attacks because they couldnt get to a hospital or refused to go, fearful theyd contract COVID-19.
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There's Been a Spike in People Dying at Home in Several Cities. (Original Post)
TomCADem
Apr 2020
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Hospice association is informing public (advertising, I guess,) it's ability to contact local service providers everywhere; seen 3 ads on WUSA in past hour.
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DanieRains
(4,619 posts)2. We Need To Add The "Increase" To The Total Deaths
From the virus. People are dying that don't even have the virus because of the virus.
A dead guy is a dead guy.
Do the math.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)3. little or no pathology is being performed on those who "die at home" and its happening everywhere
and not being reported