Right-wing media suggests coronavirus death toll is inflated, despite experts saying the opposite
Some of the biggest names in right-wing media are questioning the official Covid-19 death toll. Indeed, they're suggesting the numbers might be inflated in an effort to paint President Trump and/or the crisis in the worst possible light.www.cnn.com
Experts are saying the official death toll for COVID-19 is not reliable because it is under estimating the number of deaths. It does not include anyone who was not tested. Whether they died before they could be tested or died out side of the hospital.
However, the right wing media is reported that the official death toll is 'over inflated'.
No need to be an expert. As I already said, the first numbers in France didn't included people who died from the coronavirus outside of the hospitals. The death numbers are given by hospitals. So if someone dies at home, in nursing homes, jail, social structures, hotel, etc... These deaths are not included. Only this week French government started communicating on deaths in nursing homes (and the numbers are high, like very high).
EDIT: other countries are certainly doing the same. There is in fact no way to have an exact number. On a positive point, the numbers of people how were contaminated and are good now is also underestimated. Many people have the virus whitout any symptoms, others successfully fought the virus with no need to go to a hospital.
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