Research indicates that Washington state is over-reporting COVID-19 deaths like Colorado was

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https://www.freedomfoundation.com/washington/washington-state-over-reporting-covid-19-deaths/

Washington state over-reporting COVID-19 deaths
Maxford Nelsen
2 days ago

As of May 18, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has reported 18,433 cases of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 1,001 deaths in Washington state due to the virus.
However, Freedom Foundation research indicates DOH’s reported COVID-19 death total is inflated by as much as 13 percent due to state’s practice of counting every person who tests positive for COVID-19 and subsequently dies, even if the death was not caused by COVID-19.
On Friday, the Colorado Department of Health and Environment revised that state’s total deaths “due to” COVID-19 downward from 1,150 to 878 after local news reported the state was inflating its fatality count in a similar fashion.
The Freedom Foundation has also confirmed DOH intends to start counting “probable” COVID-19 deaths among its totals, which will result in the inclusion of deaths of persons who had not tested positive for COVID-19...

https://www.freedomfoundation.com/l...foundation-after-analysis-of-covid-19-deaths/

Inslee Responds to the Freedom Foundation After Analysis of COVID 19 Deaths.

Brian Minnich
1 day ago
The Freedom Foundation’s Max Nelsen released his report shortly before Inslee’s regular Monday press conference, and the media actually asked the governor about it. The questions caught Inslee off-guard.

He was defensive, and his response was astonishing and Saul Alinsky like.

Inslee said: “I guess they’re saying … we should not act responsibly if there’s only 887 people dead instead of 1,000 … (The Freedom Foundation) went out and argue(d) that 887 dead is just not something to be worried about … They’re fanning the flames of misinformation…and it’s dangerous to people’s health.”

Later when he was asked a follow-up question about the study, Inslee replied: “The problem is, you’ve got some people out there who are fanning these conspiracy claims from the planet Pluto. And it’s just disgusting what they’re trying to say about all these crazy, deep state malarkey”.

Gov. Inslee likes to say he is making decisions based on science and hard data. Our research says otherwise.

Saul Alinsky