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**Chris** · 02-04-2020, 14:37

The BBC is being generally quite careful in its wording now, usually stating that “x people have died *in hospital* *with* coronavirus”.

It is very likely that people have also died at home. It is very likely that some people have died *of* coronavirus, and not just with it as a factor.

None of this really matters as long as the way the statistics are compiled remains consistent. The only way we can get an accurate view of the progress of the pandemic in the UK is a consistent count of hospital deaths where coronavirus is present.

It is also worth stating - again - that coronavirus by itself kills very, very few people. The vast majority of people who contract it and then die were already so ill that they would have been likely to die in the not too distant future anyway. This is cold comfort for them and their loved ones, but for everyone else it should help keep things in perspective.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,120	Re: Coronavirus The BBC is being generally quite careful in its wording now, usually stating that “x people have died in hospital with coronavirus”. It is very likely that people have also died at home. It is very likely that some people have died of coronavirus, and not just with it as a factor. None of this really matters as long as the way the statistics are compiled remains consistent. The only way we can get an accurate view of the progress of the pandemic in the UK is a consistent count of hospital deaths where coronavirus is present. It is also worth stating - again - that coronavirus by itself kills very, very few people. The vast majority of people who contract it and then die were already so ill that they would have been likely to die in the not too distant future anyway. This is cold comfort for them and their loved ones, but for everyone else it should help keep things in perspective.