Dr Thira opens the Singapore report. Found that COVID caused more deaths among people with underlying diseases.
On November 25, Asst. Chulalongkorn University Facebook post about death statistics from COVID-19 The details are as follows: Singapore Ministry of Public Health The report was published in September 2022, published on the website. (www.moh.gov.sg)
Analyzing that After the outbreak of COVID-19 As a result, Singapore’s annual death rate rose from 525 in 2019 to 549.9 per 100,000 person-years, representing 2,490 excess deaths.
The ministry’s official death report Only 1,403 cases were reported, which is only 56.3% of the excess deaths that occurred.
interesting is Singapore has taken a close look. It found that the number of unreported deaths were likely to be caused by a COVID-19 infection. and leads to an aggravation of the inherent or comorbid diseases that the patient has leading to death This is because when analyzing people with no history of COVID-19 infection, no excess deaths were found in this group.
Ministry of Public Health report So, Singapore is very important. Because he explains that to us
One Number of officially reported deaths caused by COVID-19. It does not directly reflect the effects of a COVID-19 infection. all that happened
Second, the number of deaths with underlying / comorbid diseases. who have a history of COVID-19 infection should also be considered and must be reported. because the infection will lead to the worsening of the existing underlying disease and cause death
Report all the deaths that occurred and distribute the details of both groups clearly making the public know the truth Aware of the impact of the COVID-19 infection that it is not a common cold It is not just an infection and it is gone. But also leads to worsening of congenital disease and leads to death And it will lead to people being careful. More protection during everyday life
In addition, it will help to accurately assess the impact of the epidemic on health, society and the economy.
The fact that we are still seeing the news about the deaths of people infected with COVID during this period definitely reflects the current situation of the growing epidemic. and it made us realize that The number of deaths from COVID And the number of cases of infection with other diseases is likely to be higher than what is seen in official weekly reports. But how many will there be? People in society don’t know And not knowing this will inevitably affect awareness. and can affect behavior in everyday life
The vicious cycle continues to loop…
Data transparency is essential…
