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Letter by Gib Foulke of Sun City
I would question your sources for Arizona COVID deaths (approx. 19,400). I can accept a large number, but how many have been counted as “COVID” when they were actually due to other causes? Just asking ... and yes, I wear a mask.
Editor’s note: According to a June 1, 2020, post at the Arizona Department of Health Services website, “A confirmed death is a death that has had a positive diagnostic test reported to public health. A probable death is one that hasn’t had a positive diagnostic test but the physician cited a COVID-related cause as their cause of death." Learn more at azdhs.gov.
