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AUGUST 14, 2020: The total number of people who have died from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom (UK) has declined by 5,377.[1] ([link removed])

How can the total number of deaths decline? The answer highlights the challenge of measuring the pandemic.

In the UK, earlier reports included anybody who died from any cause after testing positive for COVID-19. They have now revised their procedures to include only people who die within 28 days of testing positive. According to the government report, this decision was reached after considering “a range of scientific evidence to identify the best time limit to apply between date of test and date of death.”[1] ([link removed])

An earlier Number of the Day ([link removed]) looked at a similar problem in the U.S. Different states use different standards for determining the number of nursing home deaths.[2] ([link removed])

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_Scott Rasmussen is an editor-at-large for Ballotpedia, the Encyclopedia of American Politics. He is a senior fellow for the study of self-governance at the King’s College in New York. His most recent book, ** Politics Has Failed: America Will Not ([link removed])
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