Pratt’s post for 8/27/2020

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1. Sandy says

   August 30, 2020 at 8:34 am

   CDC COVID-19 deaths
   We knew, since back in April when the CDC changed how COVID-19 deaths were to be listed on death certificates and CMS revised ICD codes for Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements, that the government’s reported COVID-19 deaths were being greatly exaggerated.
   Now, even the CDC is admitting that their COVID-19 death numbers aren’t forthcoming. This important information is being kept pretty quiet. I actually learned about it from President Trump’s Twitter!
   The latest CDC/NCHS report (August 26, 2020) revised (clarified) deaths attributed to COVID-19. Here are the latest updated numbers from the CDC’s latest publication.
   CDC states that COVID-19 was the only cause of death for only 6% of the 164,280 deaths it is reporting.
   That’s 9,856 deaths.
   The other 94% had 2 to 3 other serious illnesses (average 2.6 other diseases) and the overwhelming majority were of very advanced age. Among the comorbidities and other causes of death were Alzheimer, intentional and unintentional injuries, kidney failure, diabetes, heart disease, chronic lower respiratory disease, cancer, etc. (3% were injuries, 5% cancer, 8% kidney disease, 8% COPD, 22% hypertensive diseases, 11% heart disease, 3% were in hospice center, etc.).
   Don’t buy into the obesity is a risk factor, either. Only 3% of all COVID-19-related deaths had BMIs of 30+ (well below the percentage in the overall population) and among the ages most dying with COVID-19 (85 + years), only 0.4% were “obese.” Among the second highest age group dying with COVID-19 (75-84 years), only 1.6% were “obese.”

   https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm?fbclid=IwAR0fUcThh_Dn2PL3FqFmpNqJPUX1pFJKkaw5oNtwZsiOn-xr96v9gnxhmYE#Comorbidities

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2. Sandy says

   August 30, 2020 at 1:59 pm

   P.S. Of course, the true number is somewhere in between…but only their doctor knows for sure. 🙂

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