The IHME study is not the first to notice. The Economist also shows it with its comparison of monthly deaths since covid appeared versus the number of deaths in normal years. And the US mortality rate on declared cases [deaths in relation to number of cases] on Worldometers is very low compared to many other countries. Several states such as Texas and Florida were particularly suspicious. Republicans faked the numbers for electoral gain.
But places like Russia [594k cases vs 109k reported], India [654k vs 221k] and Mexico [617k vs 218k] are far worse.
“IHME found that COVID-19 deaths are significantly underreported in almost every country,” the institute wrote in a press release. “Many deaths from COVID-19 go unreported because countries only report deaths that occur in hospitals or in patients with a confirmed infection. In many places, weak health reporting systems and low access to health care magnify this challenge.”
While the U.S. has reported roughly 574,000 deaths due to the coronavirus, the study found that the total is actually some 905,000.
The study also concluded that the worldwide Covid-19 death toll is nearly 7 million — more than twice the reported number of 3.24 million.
Covid-19 deaths in India, Mexico, and Russia — countries with the second, third, and fifth highest tolls (the U.S. has the number one spot) — were also vasty undercounted.
Researchers additionally found that the tolls in Japan, Egypt, and several other countries are 10 times higher than the reported numbers."
http://www.mediaite.com/news/true-u-s-death-toll-from-covid-is-more-than-900000-study-finds/
http://www.healthdata.org/special-analysis/estimation-excess-mortality-due-covid-19-and-scalars-reported-covid-19-deaths
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