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August 27th, 2021 
Awake Goy 
From The Health Forum NZ
As covid returns to NZ, it is important for New Zealanders to understand how “covid deaths” are defined and counted in NZ.
The photographs below are of official OIA responses, giving much more insight into these questions…
To date we have had 22 “covid deaths” in NZ.
The OIAs show that:
17 tested positive for covid
5 tested negative for covid
1 was not tested.
Of the 17 deaths where there was a positive covid test:
8 had existing co morbidities
9 had no existing comorbidities
The second letter asks if it is protocol to remove any negative tested patients from the death data, even if they remain negative.
Answer: NO
Also asked whether any deceased “probables” who tested negative throughout, were reported to the World Health Organisation as “covid deaths”.
Answer: YES.
Clear as mud?
So if you watch those covid death stats tick up in the weeks to come, be aware that its not as simple as you once thought.
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