This is anecdotal at best, but when my grandfather passed last May from COVID, his death certificate did not record the cause of death as COVID.
He tested negative twice after his month long bought with it, but only lived for another few weeks until dying of respiratory failure. We were told that because he was not testing positive at the time of death, his cause of death could not be recorded as COVID. I thought cause of death was whatever disease or injury started the chain of events that lead to one's death, but it felt like serious statistic manipulation.
He tested negative twice after his month long bought with it, but only lived for another few weeks until dying of respiratory failure. We were told that because he was not testing positive at the time of death, his cause of death could not be recorded as COVID. I thought cause of death was whatever disease or injury started the chain of events that lead to one's death, but it felt like serious statistic manipulation.
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