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Re: if someone dies with COVID-19 we are counting that

By: xcslewis in ALEA | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 08 Apr 20 3:54 PM | 17 view(s)
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/vsrg/vsrg03-508.pdf

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An accurate count of the number of deaths due to COVID–19 infection, which depends in part on proper death certification, is critical to ongoing public health surveillance and response. When a death is due to COVID–19, it is likely the UCOD and thus, it should be reported on the lowest line used in Part I of the death certificate. Ideally, testing for COVID–19 should be conducted but, it is acceptable to report COVID–19 on without this confirmation if the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty.


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if someone dies with COVID-19 we are counting that
By: xcslewis in ALEA
Wed, 08 Apr 20 3:14 PM 		Msg. 35360 of 54959

The federal government is classifying the deaths of patients infected with the coronavirus as COVID-19 deaths, regardless of any underlying health issues that could have contributed to the loss of someone's life.


Dr. Deborah Birx, the response coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force, said the federal government is continuing to count the suspected COVID-19 deaths, despite other nations doing the opposite.

"There are other countries that if you had a pre-existing condition, and let's say the virus caused you to go to the ICU [intensive care unit] and then have a heart or kidney problem," she said during a Tuesday news briefing at the White House. "Some countries are recording that as a heart issue or a kidney issue and not a COVID-19 death.

"The intent is ... if someone dies with COVID-19 we are counting that," she added.

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