What the bloody hell? Isn't it illegal for coroners to lie when certifying the cause of death???

[frogmarch]

7. He isn't supposed to do that.

https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,22075,420,694.html

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How should physicians list a COVID-19 death on the death certificate?

Confirmed COVID-19 deaths are to be coded as COVID-19 or Coronavirus-19. Do not use Novel Coronavirus, COVID without 19, COVID-19+ or positive, Coronavirus without 19, SARS, or SARS-CoV or SARS-2.

If the death is a suspected/probable COVID-19 case, should the physician indicate that on the death certificate?

Yes, the physician should list Probable COVID-19 as the Cause of Death in Part I, or if there is a reasonable likelihood that COVID-19 contributed to the death then list COVID-19 as the Cause of Death in Part II.

If the patient was a confirmed COVID-19 case, but COVID-19 contributed to but did not cause the death, such as stroke, how should the death certificate be completed?

The Cause of Death in Part I should be stroke and COVID-19 should be listed in Part II.