Quote Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever View Post
The old method assumes every person who gets infected with the virus eventually dies of it - an infection fatality rate of 100%. This method of counting is now completely discredited (although strangely not by you). So I suspect that this might be the reason the figure is hard to find.
The old method also includes those who died of Covid beyond 28 days - of whom there seem to be plenty. Funny how it was an acceptable counting method for so long. It is not perfect, but continuing to use/display it lets us compare the numbers since counting began. When they changed the counting method they did say both numbers would be shown - but the old method has quietly become harder and harder to find. A bit like getting a test in some parts of the country - harder and harder to do.