Investigation: Died 'From' or Died 'With' COVID?

Recounts in several counties show whether a person died 'from' or 'with' COVID has a substantial impact on the death rate, and the public health policies that ensue.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• A recent investigative piece by Full Measure revealed a serious death rate miscount in Colorado, including two people out of five who were not dead

• Analysis of the number of people who died in Santa Clara and Alameda counties in California found there was a 22% and roughly 25% overcount in the death rate

• Former CDC director Dr. Robert Red…