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Update from CDC
Of the 220,000 deaths reported as due to COVID, the actual cause was:
88,208 - pneumonia & influenza
17, 799 - chronic respiratory disease
26, 365 - respiratory distress synd.
44, 261 - hypertensive disease
23, 275 - heart disease
28, 000 - cardiac arrest
Of the 220,000 deaths reported as due to COVID, the actual cause was:
88,208 - pneumonia & influenza
17, 799 - chronic respiratory disease
26, 365 - respiratory distress synd.
44, 261 - hypertensive disease
23, 275 - heart disease
28, 000 - cardiac arrest
6892 - other cardiac, renal, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, sepsis, cancer, obesity & dementia.
Only 6% (13,200) of those who were reported as dying from COVID ACTUALLY died from COVID. 130k of total deaths were patients who already had life ending diseases. More than 10k
Only 6% (13,200) of those who were reported as dying from COVID ACTUALLY died from COVID. 130k of total deaths were patients who already had life ending diseases. More than 10k
of the 13,200 who died from COVID were already on Hospice care. Doctors speculate these patients were critically ill & likely died from a preexisting condition.
The CARES Act, passed by Congress, gives hospitals a 20% bonus on their diagnosis related group paid for by Medicare.
The CARES Act, passed by Congress, gives hospitals a 20% bonus on their diagnosis related group paid for by Medicare.
Doctors are being paid to list deaths as COVID w/o ANY indication the patient's death was COVID related. Around 3,000 have actually died from COVID alone. This report has been officially published by the CDC. @realDonaldTrump should cite these official numbers in the debate.
