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Why It's Impossible To Get Accurate Coronavirus Death Counts | Forbes

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Many public health experts and infectious disease specialists believe the death counts for COVID-19 are most likely underestimated. Then, there are those who have argued the opposite, including conspiracy theorists who have claimed that death tolls are being deliberately inflated. So why has it been so difficult to get accurate tallies? Bruce Y. Lee, a senior contributor for healthcare at Forbes, explains why pinpoint accuracy in these figures is difficult to achieve.

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