A county in northern California announced last week that it revised the method in how it registered coronavirus deaths that led to a 22% drop in its death toll, a report said. Santa Clara County had been tallying anyone who died with the virus as a COVID-19 death, even if it did not play a role. LAMBDA VARIANT RAISES CONCERN"Now we’re able to do that deep review of the death certificates to make those detailed assessments," she said. The death toll dropped by 22%, from 2,201 to 1,696 deaths. Last month, the state’s Alameda County announced that it cut its death toll by around 25% after determining that some deaths were not a "direct result" of the virus.

Source: Fox News July 07, 2021 06:03 UTC