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Spin Zone / Method to count "covid deaths" changed once again
« on: April 07, 2023, 04:42:23 AM »
In March 2022, Massachusetts changed how it counted deaths due to covid-19. And corrected the total count.
Previously, anyone who died of natural causes (as listed on the death certificate) was counted as a covid death if they had tested positive for covid-19 in the previous 60 days. It was changed to 30 days, and about 3800 deaths were removed for the total.
Now, as 1 April 2023 (ironically), the new definition relies almost exclusively on the cause of death listed on the death certification and applies to deaths occurring as of April 1, 2023. Interesting that they won't go back and correct the data.
(1984 comes to mind...)
Previously, anyone who died of natural causes (as listed on the death certificate) was counted as a covid death if they had tested positive for covid-19 in the previous 60 days. It was changed to 30 days, and about 3800 deaths were removed for the total.
Now, as 1 April 2023 (ironically), the new definition relies almost exclusively on the cause of death listed on the death certification and applies to deaths occurring as of April 1, 2023. Interesting that they won't go back and correct the data.
(1984 comes to mind...)