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California county cuts COVID-19 death toll by 25% after finding some deaths ‘clearly not’ caused by virus

A California county cut its COVID-19 death toll by around 25% after determining that some deaths were not a “direct result” of the virus. Alameda County revised the total number of deaths caused by the coronavirus to 1,223, down from 1,634. CALIFORNIA GOV. NEWSOM SAYS HE WON’T LIFT STATE OF EMERGENCY ON JUNE 15 County… Read More »

COVID-19 caused hospital ED visits to dive more than 40%

Dive Brief: Hospital emergency department visits dropped precipitously during the first weeks of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Visit rates fell between 41.5% and 63.5% across the hospitals studied, according to research published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Meanwhile, hospital admission rates from the ED rose as much as nearly… Read More »

Viral Post Alleging Obama-Era Device Tax Caused Current PPE Shortage Is Way Off

“Let me be clear, I signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” A viral image circulating on social media in April, attributing this statement to President Barack Obama A social media post, which in… Read More »