Coronavirus Thread: Worldwide Pandemic

Kyle C. Barker

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Texas' count of coronavirus deaths jumps 12% after officials change the way they tally COVID-19 fatalities


After months of undercounting coronavirus deaths, Texas’ formal tally of COVID-19 fatalities grew by more than 600 on Monday after state health officials changed their method of reporting.

The revised count indicates that more than 12% of the state’s death tally was unreported by state health officials before Monday.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is now counting deaths marked on death certificates as caused by COVID-19. Previously, the state relied on local and regional public health departments to verify and report deaths.


Public health experts have said for months that the state’s official death toll is an undercount. State health officials said Monday that the policy change would improve the accuracy and timeliness of their data.

Texas law requires death certificates to be filed within 10 days.

“This method does not include deaths of people who had COVID-19 but died of an unrelated cause,” the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a news release.


Had me thinking Texans were the healthiest people in the world with that 1.37% death rate.

Note to self, one they start pulling up with refrigerated trailers, keep yo ass at home.
 
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