Quote Originally Posted by OngBonga View Post
The under-reporting is likely a result of unconfirmed deaths outside of hospitals. I saw a figure somewhere suggesting the death rate is around 1/6 higher than published, but I've no idea where that figure comes from. I think with a lot of cases in care homes they're just guessing what caused the death. It's probably CV, but it could be flu, or a heart attack, idk. I think the figures will become more reliable over time, but they'll never be totally accurate.
The graphs comparing to expected death rate are probably best, because they include people dying from other things who would have received care in time if not for CV overstressing the health systems.