re: Hospitals around the nation are seeing a 41% increase in non-covid mortality

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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?

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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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