People who died at home rarely got tested early on in the pandemic. In many cases the tests just weren't available. Postmortem testing is picking up now but wasn't the norm.
The lung damage would also be obvious in autopsy.
The overall autopsy rate in the US is well under 15%.
The rate for chronically ill elderly people who die in bed at home is probably vanishingly small.
That's why I said 'the last three months.' "Early on" couldn't possibly apply to any time after March 1.
The rate for chronically ill elderly people who die in bed at home is probably vanishingly small.
That would make your point about undiagnosed deaths at home early on a meaningless fraction of a percent.
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I do have to correct my mistake in post #97. The SARS (H1N1 influenza) epidemic in 2009 is not what I was originally referring to in post #95. Total U.S. deaths 12k+.
What I meant to cite was the total U.S. fatalities of the 2017-2018 flu season (H3N2). The CDC estimates 80k deaths. That is with a vaccine.
The overall autopsy rate in the US is well under 15%.
The rate for chronically ill elderly people who die in bed at home is probably vanishingly small.
I’m clearly talking about the autopsy rate for old sick people who die at home.
Night.