How accurate are Australia's coronavirus numbers? The answer lies in our death data
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, many questions have been raised about the reliability of the official COVID-19 statistics given by each country.
In the United Kingdom, for example, some estimates suggest that official testing has only picked up 14 per cent of cases.
If such a vast number of cases of this sometimes-lethal disease are being undercounted, they're bound to show up in the most morbid of places — a country's death data.
Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/coronavirus-australia-excess-deaths-data-analysis/12321162
In the United Kingdom, for example, some estimates suggest that official testing has only picked up 14 per cent of cases.
If such a vast number of cases of this sometimes-lethal disease are being undercounted, they're bound to show up in the most morbid of places — a country's death data.
Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/coronavirus-australia-excess-deaths-data-analysis/12321162
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