number might even be smaller due to the fact that so many deaths were credited to covid with patients who were very elderly, had chf,copd,diab and dementia..
playing devils advocate, its also possible that many deaths came early in Dec, Nov. january...and were not tested for covid....but that would also mean that covid was much more pervasive in our country..
playing devils advocate, its also possible that many deaths came early in Dec, Nov. january...and were not tested for covid....but that would also mean that covid was much more pervasive in our country..
Can't speak for other jurisdictions but I'm certain that's how it went in my locale. People were coming down with something that had oddly aggressive symptoms, like breathing issues and a long arc of time to get over. I recall a lot of ambulance runs during that period and the story was always the same - persons with fever, difficulty breathing, typically elderly or younger persons with pre-existing health issues. I recall thinking at the time that there sure was a lot of pneumonia going on. Those ambulance runs finally petered out through February into March. Now it's just for the usual stuff like assaults, suicide attempts, falls and auto accidents. What's aggravating about continuing this shutdown strategy is that the virus drama has already rampaged through here like a hurricane and gone long before anyone made a move at declaring any emergency actions. There's nothing left to do now except loosen up restrictions.