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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Didn’t the CDC just adjust the actual Covid deaths to about 10,000 people, with the rest having 2 or more pre-existing conditions? Pretty sure that’s relevant.
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No, they didn't just adjust the number of deaths. They have been reporting the same info since at least May 8th. In May is was 7% without any other pre existing conditions.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200511143159/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm
Table 4 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 7% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.5 additional conditions or causes per death. The number of deaths with each condition or cause is shown for all deaths and by age groups