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Old 03-21-2020, 09:35 AM   #2328
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp View Post
The natural death rate will have been pretty steady month-to-month for the last few years. If there's a sudden spike of, say, 13-15 million, that would stand out quite easily.
I would add that since the hospitals are overwhelmed(especially in Wuhan), some deaths could be from other illnesses that could be treated normally, but not so under the crushed healthcare system.

Those are not directly caused by COVID-19, but would still be related.
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