[midasuni]

The other thing to explain is why deaths with people testing positive for covid lag people testing positive for covid by 2 weeks.

If people tested positive because of say extra tests, and it was just a general factor, then surely those deaths would increase at the same time, not 2 weeks later.

The rough covid pattern for someone who dies of severe breathing difficulties while testing positive for covid seems to be globally:

T+7 test positive for covid

T+14 into hospital

T+21 death