Natural causes
2019: there is still a lot left to go in Trump’s first term so the 12 died from anxiety
2020: all 12 had some intersectionality and died of systemic racism
2021: all 12 were finally free to choose compassionate euthanasia
does it matter? does it really bother you that much?
I prefer a simplified approach. If it were not for the Covid virus, would the deceased still be alive today? If the answer is yes, then it’s a Covid death.
As an analogy, consider an old man with a heart condition. His evil nephew pushes him down a flight of stairs. A healthy man would have survived that attack. But because of his weak heart, the old man dies. I’d say the nephew is at fault here. It’s not a heart-related death.
Regards,
My ambition is to die at the age of 92, shot by a jealous husband.
In 2019, 2020, 2021:
40 died from heart attack
14 died from cancer
11 died from stroke
6 died from COPD
6 died from influenzas, pneumonia
*add ,COVID here for 2020
6 died from Alzheimers
4 died from Diabetes complications
3 died from kidney disease
3 died from accidents
3 died from sepsis
4 from various causes all at < 1 %)
In all cases the three co-mobid conditions, all indicators of serious and probably long term metabolic problems, were the cause of death. Disease usually strikes those whose ill health creates conditions suitable for the disease to grow.
Look up Terrain Theory of disease. The germ theory is incomplete without also considering the terrain theory.
Journalism 101.