‘Died After Contracting’ statistic concerns

I’d like to know how many people have died DIRECTLY due to Covid-19, not the number if people who have died ‘after contracting’ Covid-19.  Cheers.

More accurate figures and better understanding.

by LogicalThinking on May 08, 2020 at 09:20AM

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Posted by swanston May 08, 2020 at 09:32

Very important to find this out.

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Posted by Bean333 May 08, 2020 at 09:47

I’d like to know this too.

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Posted by lmg1612 May 08, 2020 at 09:51

Agree. I would like to know how many were tested, positive or negative result, underlying health conditions etc

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Posted by Lynne_W May 08, 2020 at 10:23

Good point. The statistics are now suggesting very few deaths out-with vulnerable groups. This has an impact on whether we should be having such a full-scale lockdown or only focusing on a percentage - giving both financial and health/wellbeing support as needed.

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Posted by FM79 May 08, 2020 at 13:58

Agree, the current way numbers of deaths are reported is misleading

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Posted by Lornab May 08, 2020 at 16:32

Can we also highlight the difference between those who were admitted with Covid19 and those who contracted the disease in hospital

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Posted by Cathol May 11, 2020 at 19:26

Agree, the stats are misleading. How many contracted covid19 after hospital admission. How many deaths have been caused by covid19? Rather than it just being suspected or present Deaths classed as covid19 if they displayed any of the symptoms, though symptoms are not exclusive to covid19.

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