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The Complications of Counting COVID Deaths
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The process of filling out a death certificate for a patient with multiple conditions, such as diabetes leading to heart failure, and the presence of COVID-19 can make it difficult to determine the exact number of COVID deaths, leading to audits of certificates in certain areas.
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Seroprevalence is a way to study how many people in a population have been exposed to or have had COVID-19, by testing for COVID-19 antibodies.
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COVID-19
Summary
Seroprevalence is a way to study how many people in a population have been exposed to or have had COVID-19, by testing for COVID-19 antibodies. COVID-19 has a wide range of symptoms, from no symptoms at all to deadly viral pneumonia.
ChapterThe Complications of Counting COVID Deaths
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Hospitals received tens of thousands of dollars in incentives to treat coronavirus patients, leading to audits of death certificates to confirm the cause of death as COVID instead of incidental.
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COVID-19
Summary
Hospitals received tens of thousands of dollars in incentives to treat coronavirus patients, leading to audits of death certificates to confirm the cause of death as COVID instead of incidental.