| Official Counts Understate the US Coronavirus Death Toll |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=53917"><span class="small">Sarah Kliff and Julie Bosman, The New York Times</span></a> |
| Monday, 06 April 2020 08:13 |
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Excerpt: "A coroner in Indiana wanted to know if the coronavirus had killed a man in early March, but said that her health department denied a test. Paramedics in New York City say that many patients who died at home were never tested for the coronavirus, even if they showed telltale signs of infection."
Official Counts Understate the US Coronavirus Death Toll06 April 20
In Virginia, a funeral director prepared the remains of three people after health workers cautioned her that they each had tested positive for the coronavirus. But only one of the three had the virus noted on the death certificate. Across the United States, even as coronavirus deaths are being recorded in terrifying numbers — many hundreds each day — the true death toll is likely much higher. |
coroner in Indiana wanted to know if the coronavirus had killed a man in early March, but said that her health department denied a test. Paramedics in New York City say that many patients who died at home were never tested for the coronavirus, even if they showed telltale signs of infection.