[Felony_Fred]

Meanwhile, multiple sources suggest that they are vastly inflated ;

" ... That, of course, can mean anything from having had a recent positive COVID-19 test (which may or may not have been accurate) to having tested positive months earlier to simply having been declared positive based on symptoms (with hospitals facing strong financial incentives to claim COVID-19 deaths).

For the sake of argument, however, let us assume that the CDC’s numbers are valid. Out of those 164,280 deaths, the CDC calculates that just six percent of them, or 9,857, were caused solely by COVID-19. “For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death,” the agency says. In other words, 94 percent of those who died with COVID-19 already had two or more other serious health issues such as hypertension or diabetes." [0]

[0] ; https://thenewamerican.com/cdc-fewer-than-10-000-americans-h...

[r00fus]

Yes, death by pneumonia caused by COVID means it’s not “solely COVID”.

This line of reasoning is specious at best, disinformation at worst.

[rualca]

> (...) simply having been declared positive based on symptoms

Also known as a positive diagnosis.