According to media reports, the US hit the “grim milestone” of 10k coronavirus deaths yesterday.

But I did some digging—would you be shocked to learn that CDCs new guidelines on how to certify COVID-19 fatalities gives broad leeway on that conclusion? https://www.amgreatness.com/2020/04/06/are-covid-19-deaths-being-overreported/">https://www.amgreatness.com/2020/04/0...

CDC: “Ideally, testing for COVID–19 should be conducted, but it is acceptable to report COVID–19 on a death certificate without this confirmation if the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty.” Even if decedent is unhealthy with underlying issues.

CDCs count of official COVID-19 deaths is 1,889—far less than figure posted at sites such as NYT. Why? CDC: Lag is due to “time the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to [CDC] and processed for reporting purposes. This delay can range from...

one to eight weeks.” So basically the federal government is telling state health officials to rig COVID-19 fatalities—even when no test confirmed presence of the virus—to boost the death toll.

That’s not science or public health advocacy: it’s politics. https://www.amgreatness.com/2020/04/06/are-covid-19-deaths-being-overreported/">https://www.amgreatness.com/2020/04/0...