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Folks you can downvote him all you want but he's right.

Almost one third of Covid deaths in July and August 'primarily caused by other conditions'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/almost-one-third-covid-deaths-155...

Source: Oxford University



The article you posted says "It means someone who suffered a heart attack, or even died in a road traffic accident, may have been included in the figures if they had also tested positive for coronavirus at some point, or if doctors believed the virus may have exacerbated their condition."

But, the CDC link in the parent post has the detailed breakdown and it has a category for "Intentional and unintentional injury, poisoning and other adverse events" and that amounts to 5,930 off the total 179,927.

Though there is also a sizable chunk in another category "All other conditions and causes (residual)" which has 88,801 off the total 179,927 (mostly 65+ year olds)




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