I’m not sure death rates are actually the thing we need to be looking at to determine the impact of covid any more, given the lack of testing of non-hospitalised people with infections and the massive increase in long term illness. Plus I’d love to know how many of the deaths which are not directly labelled as covid, are heart/lung related and in people who have “recovered” from one or more covid infections. I worry that this gives a more positive impression than the situation warrants.
Thank you Oliver, I think this stuff is still enormously helpful.
I’m not sure death rates are actually the thing we need to be looking at to determine the impact of covid any more, given the lack of testing of non-hospitalised people with infections and the massive increase in long term illness. Plus I’d love to know how many of the deaths which are not directly labelled as covid, are heart/lung related and in people who have “recovered” from one or more covid infections. I worry that this gives a more positive impression than the situation warrants.