Couldn’t the quoted text mean that only the most ill are going to the hospital, causing a rise in mortality because they aren’t watered down with milder illnesses as patients that are likely to recover?

I find it hard to believe people are getting heart attacks and electing to tough it out at that high a rate.

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Posted by lsupride87

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Posted on 5/4/20 at 9:28 am to Volvagia

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Couldn’t the quoted text mean that only the most ill are going to the hospital, causing a rise in mortality because they aren’t watered down with milder illnesses as patients that are likely to recover?

That is not how I interpret it

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Outpatient office visits and the immunizations, panels and screenings that typically occur there are down over 60%. Chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension are going largely unchecked, while planned elective procedures like hip replacements and cataract surgeries are being postponed. Even more seriously, patients are putting off treatment for issues that require immediate emergency care – resulting in a 41% increase in non-COVID mortality rates.

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Posted by NawlinsTiger9

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Posted on 5/4/20 at 9:49 am to Volvagia

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Couldn’t the quoted text mean that only the most ill are going to the hospital, causing a rise in mortality because they aren’t watered down with milder illnesses as patients that are likely to recover?

I find it hard to believe people are getting heart attacks and electing to tough it out at that high a rate.

That’s how it reads to me, too.

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