# Covid deaths- confirmed vs conspiracy **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Created:** [May 3, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-deaths-confirmed-vs-conspiracy/1001115 "2024-05-03T19:48:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-deaths-confirmed-vs-conspiracy/1001115/5 "2024-05-03T22:28:04Z")
Initially, in my state, deaths where covid was even suspected were labeled as covid, until the health department could comb through each and every record to determine the exact cause. See: > [@Whence the story about MDs inflating Covid death stats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-story-about-mds-inflating-covid-death-stats/949017/23): > > To elaborate on my previous post, Washington State at first reported all deaths where Covid was present as Covid-caused deaths, because there were so many deaths so fast that there wasn’t time to investigate. Remember that every place was understaffed and people were dying every day. And many of the deceased had incomplete death certificates. Then, when the state had the manpower (with the help of the WA National Guard), they went through and made corrections. I would guess that the same thing … > **[Washington state is adjusting how it counts COVID-19 deaths](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/washington-state-is-adjusting-how-it-counts-covid-19-deaths/)** > > The Washington state Department of Health is refining how it records deaths as it works to better track the coronavirus pandemic. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-deaths-confirmed-vs-conspiracy/1001115)._