(THE BLAZE) Colorado’s coronavirus death toll dropped significantly on Friday after the Colorado Department of Health and Environment made a major change in how state officials report COVID-19 deaths.
State officials are now distinguishing between people who died “with COVID-19” and those who died “due to COVID-19.” Previously, officials lumped all the deaths together, meaning people who had COVID-19, yet did not die directly from the virus, were included in the state’s official death count.
The change resulted in nearly 300 fewer COVID-19 deaths in Colorado, KDVR-TV reported.
