https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/07/uk-scientists-it_1920_s-time-to-count-covid19-deaths-in-a-way-that-accurately-reflects-the-truth.aspxScientists in the U.K. say COVID-19 deaths are as much 63% lower than implied, and it&rsquo;s time to count the deaths in a way that accurately reflects not only the real number of people who have died from COVID-19, but the age groups that are most affectedenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/07/uk-scientists-it_1920_s-time-to-count-covid19-deaths-in-a-way-that-accurately-reflects-the-truth.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#10179078/8/2020 7:50:46 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1017907swdhj1<p>What is a COVID death? &nbsp;Death caused by COVID-19, death by other cause while having tested positive for COVID-19, or death of despair or lack of medical care due to lockdown? &nbsp;It is a matter of how one defines a COVID death. &nbsp;This is similar to the definition of a woman, which is conflation of sex and gender.</p> https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/07/uk-scientists-it_1920_s-time-to-count-covid19-deaths-in-a-way-that-accurately-reflects-the-truth.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#10179008/8/2020 7:28:11 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1017900MaryRN<p>Working with the elderly,  I would say the lockdown has caused more deaths than the virus itself.  If the elderly person is in a care facility visitation has been restricted to those in &quot;end of life&quot; situations, basically meaning those on hospice.  Or those who the staff are sure are going to die soon,  however, we are not all seeing or knowing.  There have been many deaths that I am sure are related to depression in the elderly because their routine has been totally disrupted, even the activities that they usually do have had to be changed due to Covid.</p>