Maricopa County clarifies how officials classify a ‘COVID-attributed’ death

Published September 3, 2020 6:00pm ET



An infected person who dies of a gunshot wound or a car accident will not count as a COVID-19 death in Maricopa County.

At a news conference Wednesday, county public health officials took a moment to discuss recent questions about how they and hospitals report deaths seemingly from the coronavirus.

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