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Less deaths due to cancer

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Gran52 Tue 14-Apr-20 05:46:37

I am confused here.... although many people are dying 'after testing positive for coronavirus' are they actually dying FROM coronavirus? I note that overall death rates from all causes are very similar to previous years and yet deaths from cancer, heart disease, COPD, influenza etc have now plummeted.... anyone have any thoughts what could be explanation for this?

suziewoozie Wed 15-Apr-20 09:37:07

old I didn’t just mean information on GN. If posters want to criticise or comment on various figures, they should be reading up on all the various sources available. And the daily figures have plenty of context if you bother to discover it. There are acres of critical thinking on the daily figures which give context.

Cunco Wed 15-Apr-20 09:39:25

growstuff I think we agree - which is nice, even if the subject is so dreadful.

growstuff Wed 15-Apr-20 09:42:17

grin