Is Florida deliberately undercounting Covid-19 deaths? . . . YES!

[skip fox]

It appears that Gov. DeSantis has ordered an under-count of deaths in Florida

"Multiple tweets have pointed out that Florida is one of several states where a particular category of deaths that have happened in 2020 represents a sharp increase over past years. That category is deaths due to “flu or pneumonia.” As compiled by the CDC, in the first six months of 2020, Florida has logged 5,248 deaths due to pneumonia. Of those deaths, 960 were identified as being connected to COVID-19. That leaves 4,288from pneumonia deaths which were reported, but not logged against the COVID-19 deaths. " from Daily Kos, Crooks and Liars (5.29.20):

https://crooksandliars.com/2020/05/more-evidence-desantis-reported-number-covid-deaths

Is this going on with other Republican governors who want to ignore the stats?????

[DBoon]

1. I believe Russia was doing the same a month or two back

claiming few Covid deaths, but with a suspiciously high number of pneumonia deaths

https://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-reporting-covid-19-cases-cover/story?id=69717763

[Miguelito Loveless]

2. Look back ten years.

Take the average # of pneumonia deaths by month. Subtract that number from the current pneumonia deaths. What's left over is almost certainly COVID deaths.

[gibraltar72]

3. The scientist that ran the dashboard was sidelined

then quit made a statement that she refused to hide Governor Donald Trump Juniors numbers.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. At least 1300 Excess deaths in Florida as of May 5:

Actual excess deaths by that date might be higher due to lags and almost certainly higher now.



May 5 article:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html

[SWBTATTReg]

5. Thank you for posting this. This is a crime in itself, I would think IMHO, being that ...

these misleading figures can lend themselves incorrectly to some states opening too soon.

Those deaths (perhaps caused by these misleading figures put out) will come back and bite those that aided and abetted the underreporting of CV-related deaths.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Why some people who likely died from COVID-19 aren't included in the final numbers

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/coronavirus-deaths/

The Uncounted Dead
Why some people who likely died from COVID-19 aren’t included in the final numbers

[SWBTATTReg]

7. Thank you so much for this very informative article. Isn't it amazing w/ all of the gee whiz...

medical advances we've made over the last several decades, that counting death and its associated cause(s) would be so difficult to ascribe/assign to, among all of the various categories available. I am still amazed that when I read sometimes of someone's death, and the cause is 'undetermined'.

[lamp_shade]

10. Thank you. It's a long read but well worth it. I feel informed now. nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

8. Undboutedly. Yet people in my neighborhood are convinced CVD19 deaths...

are being over-reported. Can't fix stupid or willfully ignorant.

[MoonlitKnight]

9. Another big jump in cases today

Over 1,200.
https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86