The deaths are just the deaths. The numbers Owen references are not “Covid Deaths.” These could be reviewed through a bunch of sources.
Some of the numbers bandied about for a single cohort are higher by a couple of magnitudes than the total expected deaths in a year. THAT would be noticeable in the streets and cemeteries.
The whole “Insurance company” thing refers to one alleged comment by one guy from one fairly insignificant insurance company.
I guess people can dismiss the CDC as “the deep state.” But it is more reliable and “checkable” than the comment from an obscure employee from an obscure insurance company who presented zero data.
I understand this does not fit the narrative that people want to believe. But in reality it changes nothing. The anger during the pandemic had to do with government overreach, not statistics. I think we can ALL agree on that.
Looks like a shift in reporting. In the first year there was definitely skewing toward COVID reporting.
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The CDC weekly death counts, which reflect the information on death certificates and so have a lag of up to eight weeks or longer, show that for the week ending Nov. 6, there were far fewer deaths from COVID-19 in Indiana compared to a year ago – 195 verses 336 – but more deaths from other causes – 1,350 versus 1,319.