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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2282204" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Yes, I have seen the same.</p><p>It is one of the reasons that I feel comparisons of national numbers are very misleading.</p><p></p><p>The following is from an old (2nd May) but still relevant, article explaining.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52491210" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52491210</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><em>What's different about Belgium?</em></strong></span></p><p><em>Belgian officials say they are counting in a way that no other country in the world is currently doing: counting deaths in hospitals and care homes, but including deaths in care homes that are suspected, not confirmed, as Covid-19 cases.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>According to Belgium's latest official figures, out of 7,703 deaths, 53% have been in care homes.</em></p><p><em>Some 16% of deaths in care homes were tested positive for coronavirus. The rest are suspected.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>That means more than 3,500 deaths have been counted as caused by Covid-19, but not confirmed.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><em>How do they work it out?</em></strong></span></p><p><em>"It's based on the assessment of the medical doctor, usually taking into account whether the coronavirus is present in the same care home," says Prof Van Gucht.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"For example: if you have one or two confirmed cases, then the week after you have 10 deaths in the same home based on similar symptoms."</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 2282204, member: 41816"] Yes, I have seen the same. It is one of the reasons that I feel comparisons of national numbers are very misleading. The following is from an old (2nd May) but still relevant, article explaining. [URL]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52491210[/URL] [I][/I] [SIZE=5][B][I]What's different about Belgium?[/I][/B][/SIZE] [I]Belgian officials say they are counting in a way that no other country in the world is currently doing: counting deaths in hospitals and care homes, but including deaths in care homes that are suspected, not confirmed, as Covid-19 cases. According to Belgium's latest official figures, out of 7,703 deaths, 53% have been in care homes. Some 16% of deaths in care homes were tested positive for coronavirus. The rest are suspected. That means more than 3,500 deaths have been counted as caused by Covid-19, but not confirmed. [/I] [SIZE=5][B][I]How do they work it out?[/I][/B][/SIZE] [I]"It's based on the assessment of the medical doctor, usually taking into account whether the coronavirus is present in the same care home," says Prof Van Gucht. "For example: if you have one or two confirmed cases, then the week after you have 10 deaths in the same home based on similar symptoms."[/I] [/QUOTE]
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