Originally Posted By: Phaedrus
The odd thing is that in some states the death rate has been nearly 10%. It's hard to figure why it's so much deadlier in some places than others.


Some coroners have stated that any decedent that tests positive for COVID-19 and did not die of trauma will be counted as a COVID-19 death.

Other places are doing a far better job of granular reporting. My friend the data scientist says that Georgia in particular is doing a very good job of that.