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There's Been a Spike in People Dying at Home in Several Cities. That Suggests Coronavirus Deaths Are Higher Than Reported.
Coronavirus death counts are based on positive tests and driven by hospital deaths. But data from major metropolitan areas shows a spike in at-home deaths, prompting one expert to say current numbers were just "the tip of the iceberg."
In recent weeks, residents outside Boston have died at home much more often than usual. In Detroit, authorities are responding to nearly four times the number of reports of dead bodies. And in New York, city officials are recording more than 200 home deaths per day — a nearly sixfold increase from recent years."
"Experts say it's possible that some of the jump in at-home death stems from people infected by the virus who either didn't seek treatment or did but were instructed to shelter in place, and that the undercount is exacerbated by lack of comprehensive testing. It's also possible that the increase in at-home deaths reflects people dying from other ailments like heart attacks because they couldn't get to a hospital or refused to go, fearful they'd contract COVID-19."
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