Ontario Reveals Deaths Caused by COVID Much Lower Than Previously Reported
March 13th, 2022Via: Toronto Sun:
Ontario has quietly revealed that the number of persons in the province whose death was caused by COVID-19 is much lower than the story the previous statistics told.
Dr. Kieran Moore didn’t even mention it at his morning news conference. None of the reporters participating in the press conference asked about it — they were too busy stressing out over the fact masks will soon be optional. But the numbers were right there in the government’s newly released documents.
What the data reveals is that, depending on the wave, the number of reported deaths where COVID-19 was actually the underlying cause of death ranged from about 75% to just under 60% of the previously disclosed numbers.
“Data from other jurisdictions suggested that with the very high Omicron case counts, some people with COVID-19 infection were dying from causes unrelated to their COVID-19 infection,” reads the explainer document released by the Ministry of Health. “This necessitated a review of the pandemic, including whether COVID-19 was causing or contributing to the death of individuals.”
