Friday, April 17, 2020

The Problem with New York City's COVID-19 Death-Rate Estimates | National Review

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"...The number of coronavirus cases seems to be dropping, but deaths are suddenly spiking. 
Why?
...Initially, deaths also seemed to be dropping markedly...
Then, suddenly, deaths shot up on Tuesday, to 2,407, by far the highest one-day total yet...
What gives?
Well, the main problem right now is New York.
...As the New York Times reported yesterday, Gotham’s Health Department abruptly added 3,700 victims to the COVID-19 death toll even though these decedents were not tested.
...health officials have been tracking deaths they’ve hypothesized could have been related to the virus, based on symptoms and medical history.
But what does that mean?...
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