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by gautamnarula 2271 days ago
This is a good point. How many people who got in a car accident might die when they otherwise wouldn't have because all the ICU units were taken up by COVID-19 patients? How many people will succumb to an infection they caught in the hospital because there wasn't enough PPE?

While not a direct fatality of the viruses, these cases should be estimated to see its total mortality impact.