Given the recent controversy about death reporting in Florida, I want to draw attention to this 10/21 press release from @HealthyFla because NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

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Florida Surgeon General Implements Additional Review Process for Fatalities Attributed to COVID-19...

Of the 95 fatalities reported to the state on October 21, 2020, 16 had at least a two-month separation between the time the individuals tested positive and passed away, and 11 of the fatalities...

https://alachuachronicle.com/florida-surgeon-general-implements-additional-review-process-for-fatalities-attributed-to-covid-19-to-ensure-data-integrity/
Excerpts:

"Today, Florida’s Surgeon General, Dr. Scott A. Rivkees, announced the Department of Health will conduct a more thorough review of all fatalities reported to the state...

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"Fatality data reported to the state consistently presents confusion and warrants a more rigorous review. Of the 95 fatalities reported to the state yesterday, 16 had more than a two-month separation between the time the individuals tested positive and passed away,...

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"and 11 of the deaths occurred more than a month ago.

"Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees said, 'During a pandemic, the public must be able to rely on accurate public health data to make informed decisions. To ensure the accuracy of COVID-19 related deaths,...

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the Department will be performing additional reviews of all deaths. Timely and accurate data remains a top priority of the Department of Health.'"

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The tweet below describes how it went after that was released. I was so excited at that press release because I thought it would lead to transparency. The opposite has happened.

https://twitter.com/jhaskinscabrera/status/1333213781653118976?s=20

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