Fox 35 Orlando (July 16th, 2020)
A man's death in a motorcycle crash was initially added to the COVID-19 count, and was removed only after an investigation by Fox 35 Orlando's Danielle Lama.
original report: https://www.fox35orlando.com/…
Fox 35 Orlando (July 16th, 2020)
A man's death in a motorcycle crash was initially added to the COVID-19 count, and was removed only after an investigation by Fox 35 Orlando's Danielle Lama.
original report: https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/830961
"A person who died in a motorcycle accident was added to Florida’s COVID-19 death count, according to a state health official...On Saturday, Kent Donahue, from Dr. Pino's office, said the motorcyclist's death 'was reviewed and he was taken off the list for COVID fatalities.' Two days after a FOX 35 investigation, health officials confirm that a motorcycle death that was initially counted among COVID-19 fatalities has been removed from the state's data."
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/fox-35-investigates-questions-raised-after-fatal-motorcycle-crash-listed-as-covid-19-death
"The Florida Department of Health said COVID-19 can be listed as the immediate or underlying cause of death, but instances such as trauma, homicide and motor-vehicle accidents are supposed to be excluded from the COVID-19 death rates. On July 18, the state removed the motorcyclist's death from the list of COVID-19 fatalities. In Florida, medical examiners certify all COVID-19 deaths."
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/data-analytics/florida-covid-19-fatalities-data-included-man-who-died-in-motorcycle-accident.html
"Other discrepancies in Florida's coronavirus case numbers have also come into question. CBS12 News reported Friday that dozens of Florida labs still report only positive COVID tests, skewing positivity rates, despite the positivity data being questioned earlier in the week...Gov. Ron DeSantis during a news conference on Wednesday says Florida law for a reportable illness states that if someone tests positive, it must be reported. But the law itself does not make labs report any negative results. However, the governor says his administration, likely in one of his executive orders, requires labs to report negative COVID-19 test results, too. The governor admitted that there are several labs only reporting positive tests to meet the standards of the underlying law and not the new standards implemented by his office."
https://cbs12.com/news/local/man-who-died-in-motorcycle-crash-counted-as-covid-19-death-in-florida-report
"The positivity rate of COVID-19 tests is a key metric for understanding how the virus is spreading, and how prevalent infections are in the community...A review of state data shows many small, private labs have been reporting only their positive results to the state -- skewing the positivity rate higher. Even after this issue came to light earlier this week, several dozen labs are still reporting 100% positivity rates, according to a review of Friday's DOH data."
https://cbs12.com/news/coronavirus/dozens-of-florida-labs-still-report-only-positive-covid-tests-skewing-positivity-rate
Reporters dig into 'major mistakes' reported in Florida’s coronavirus data - Fox News: Tucker Carlson Tonight (July 17th, 2020):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta7g8BgKAXE
https://archive.org/details/FOXNEWSW_20200718_000000_Tucker_Carlson_Tonight/start/780/end/840
Medical Examiner explains COVID-19 - Fox 35 Orlando (July 17th, 2020):
https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/831437
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/fox-35-investigates-medical-examiner-explains-how-covid-19-death-is-determined
"More questions about Florida’s #COVID19 data tonight after state health official tells us a person who died in a motorcycle accident was added to the state’s coronavirus death count." - @DLama_FOX35 (July 16th, 2020):
https://twitter.com/DLama_FOX35/status/1283938411162763265
