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Still no hope, no light at the end of the tunnel. I wonder how many suicides are going to be counted as coronavirus deaths.
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@mikey
If they're obviously suicide, they'd be listed on the death certificate a such.
What DOES happen is people die from leukemia, for instance, and the death certificate lists cause of death as COVID-19 (or probable COVID, depending on jurisdiction). Happens all the time when there's a lethal co-morbidity.
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I fully believe the number of people in the US who'll die from being forced into lockdown will outnumber the actual deaths from the virus. (If I'm one of them, it will likely be because of depression, for example.)
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@mikey
> I fully believe the number of people in the US who'll die from being forced into lockdown will outnumber the actual deaths from the virus.
Absolutely!
CDC count for flu/pneumonia deaths this flu season: 83,780.
Number of deaths from COVID-19: 24,555
Number from vitamin D (sunlight) deficiency: uncounted
Number from depression: uncounted
Number from lockdown-induced poverty: uncounted
Number from deferred doctor visits: uncounted.
etc.
