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| UK death rates from COVID-19 may be more than double official numbers |
| 2020-04-22 |
| [IsraelNationalNews] The United Kingdom has confirmed 17,337 deaths from coronavirus, but the actual numbers may be much higher, a Financial Times analysis showed. According to the analysis, as many as 41,000 people across the UK may have died of the virus, but the official numbers include only deaths recorded in hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus. The Times' figures are extrapolated from Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures published on Tuesday, and includes deaths which occurred outside hospitals as well. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #2 Anybody who dies and tests positive for COVID-19 died of COVID-19, as I understand NY and CDC guidelines. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2020-04-22 18:30 |
| #1 How to count has always been an issue. Saw an interesting study that compared historical average death rates over current death rates. Think that might wind up being the closet approximation we come up with. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-04-22 15:48 |