What Exactly is a Covid-19 Death?

Different ways of identifying who has actually died from Covid-19 is not as straight forward as it may seem, and the implications are huge

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There is a common assumption in medical and epidemiology studies. Death is a hard endpoint. Meaning you can’t fudge if someone has died. However, the statistics associated with the coronavirus pandemic has given rise to an all important question. How exactly are…