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There is also category of people who did not died of corona, but would not died had there been no corona epidemic. Hospital being overflown means that many people are not getting same care as they would had there been ventilators, drugs and doctors available.


Curiously, hospitals have seen a stark drop in heart attacks, strokes, and other common issues, so this may not actually be a very large number.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/well/live/coronavirus-doc...




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