[tbw2]

Agreed. Especially when they simply counted any respiratory illness death as covid / suspected covid.

And they counted any positive covid test as a covid death, even when the cause of death was clearly NOT the disease.

Fatal blood alcohol level
New COVID-19 Death Dispute: Colorado Coroner Says State Mischaracterized Death
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/05/14/coronavirus-montezuma-county-coroner-alcohol-poisoning-covid-death/

Rantz: Gun shot victims counted as Washington coronavirus deaths
https://mynorthwest.com/1889564/rantz-gun-shot-victims-washington-coronavirus-deaths/

[2aProtectsTheRest]

"they counted any positive covid test as a covid death, even when the cause of death was clearly NOT the disease."

If that's the case, how is it that the number of deaths for all other causes are at or above their normal levels for 2020?