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Texas’ Count of Coronavirus Deaths Increases 12% After Officials Change the Method Used to Count COVID-19 Fatalities

Aug 10, 2020

After months of undercounting coronavirus deaths, Texas’ formal tally of COVID-19 fatalities grew by more than 600 after state health officials changed their method of reporting. The revised count indicates that more than 12% of the state’s death tally was unreported by state health officials before Monday. The Texas Department of State Health Services is now counting deaths marked on death certificates as caused by COVID-19. Previously, the state relied on local and regional public health departments to verify and report deaths.

Read Article: Texas Tribune

From the Texas Trial Lawyers Association news release.

 

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