Sikiliza, hata Marekani hiyo idadi ina utata.
Wapo wanaokufa kwa sababu zingine, lakini kwa vile wanakuwa na baadhi ya dalili za hiyo COVID,vifo vyao vinasajiliwa kuwa wamekufa na huo ugonjwa.
Pia, hospitali zinapata hela zaidi toka serikalini endapo zitaorodhosha wagonjwa kuwa ni wa COVID-19 na wako kwenye mashine za kupumulia.
Soma hiki kipande cha USA Today, moja ya magazeti ya huko, ambao waliyafanyia fact check hayo madai.
“Our ruling: True
We rate the claim that hospitals get paid more if patients are listed as COVID-19 and on ventilators as TRUE.
Hospitals and doctors do get paid more for Medicare patients diagnosed with COVID-19 or if it's considered presumed they have COVID-19 absent a laboratory-confirmed test, and three times more if the patients are placed on a ventilator to cover the cost of care and loss of business resulting from a shift in focus to treat COVID-19 cases.”
Fact check: Medicare pays hospitals more money for COVID-19 patients
Kwa hiyo idadi yako haielezei ukweli wala uhalisia wa mambo ulivyo!
Wengi wa waliokufa walikuwa na comorbidities. Yaani hawakufa kwa sababu ya gonjwa moja tu. Walikuwa na magonjwa au gonjwa jingine. Wengine walikuwa na terminal illnesses.
Kwa hiyo kusema tu watu zaidi ya 130K wamekufa kwa sababu ya Corona bila kuelezea muktadha, ni sawa na kukwepa kusema ukweli.
Jingine ambalo umelikwepa, ni idadi ya waliopona na wale ambao walikuwa nayo lakini wala hawakuumwa. Unaweza nitajia hiyo idadi?