12 h, apr 21, 2020 y - Daily Beast: Rampant Mismatched Reporting Methods

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-covid-19-death-undercount-is-scarier-than-you-think

Inconsistent reporting mechanisms are a nationwide problem, including in some of the states facing pressure to end their lockdowns early. In Michigan, which has had the highest fatality rate in the U.S., deaths are only counted if they are reported by health care providers, medical examiners, and recorded by local health departments on a county level as COVID-19. In Georgia, cases—and deaths—are only recorded by the state health department if the person has tested positive for the virus. That means that the state’s 687 deaths (as of Sunday afternoon) are likely not accounting for additional deaths that weren’t officially confirmed as coronavirus cases. In Florida, which has among the lowest reported death rates for COVID-19, it’s also likely that officials aren’t counting probable coronavirus deaths. The state’s spike in pneumonia and influenza deaths last month seems to suggest deaths are similarly being vastly underreported.

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