{"id":10568,"date":"2020-04-14T21:44:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T21:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=10568"},"modified":"2022-03-02T12:26:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T12:26:33","slug":"its-all-about-the-test-counting-covid-19-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/health\/its-all-about-the-test-counting-covid-19-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s all about the test: Counting COVID-19 deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\u201cThe figures on deaths relate in almost all cases to patients who have died in hospital and who have tested positive for COVID-19. Slight differences in reporting in devolved administrations may mean that they include a small number of deaths outside hospital.\u201d \u2014 Department of Health and Social Care (UK)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n