Prognosis
Moscow Says Coronavirus-Related Death Rate Is Twice Direct Toll
- Rate doubles when counting every death diagnosed with Covid-19
- Health department says April death rate was as high as 2.8%
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Moscow’s health department said the death toll linked to Covid-19 in April was more than twice initial reports once the count was broadened to include cases related to the coronavirus.
While 636 deaths were attributed directly to the pandemic, an additional 756 people in the Russian capital died of other causes while testing positive for the virus, according to a health department statement published Thursday. Using the new methodology, the death rate from the virus rose to 2.8% from 1.4%, it said.