Spike in US deaths and cases flagged as pneumonia suggests even greater COVID-19 impact

[TomCADem]

Even as the Trump administration tries to slow walk the deployment of tests, people are still dying even if they never get a formal test attributing the cause of death to COVID-19.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/04/29/far-greater-u-s-covid-19-death-toll-indicated-cdc-data/3048381001/

Federal data released this week shows that the number of deaths recorded in the U.S. this year is higher than normal, outpacing deaths attributed to COVID-19 in states that have been hit hardest by the virus.

The data provides the first look at death trends this year across the country and offers more evidence that the official tally of coronavirus deaths is low.

The phenomenon is pronounced in states with some of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks. From March 22 to April 11, New York saw 14,403 more deaths than the average of the previous six years, according to data maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New Jersey saw an additional 4,439 deaths and Michigan an additional 1,572.

The "excess deaths" surpassed COVID-19 fatalities in those states by a combined 4,563 people. Experts suspect that unconfirmed coronavirus cases could be responsible for some of those deaths, but it might also be related to a shift in other causes of death. For example, some doctors speculate people might be dying from illnesses from which they would normally recover because the pandemic has changed access to health care.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. That would seem to indicate about a 25 % under count of Covid deaths (mental arithmetic)

But Florida is way worse because they are OFFICIALLY not including large categories such as care facilities.

[alwaysinasnit]

2. K&R Thanks for posting.

[SheltieLover]

3. K&R!