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@mcnado @freemo After reviewing the CDC reporting, the complications possibly caused by infection would result in the stated cause of death to be from COVID-19. It further points out that the long term effects resulting in death would be considered a COVID-19 death.

The situations leading to death weren't properly addressed. Regardless of proper classification, the likely damage from the virus was rightfully included. I suppose I was expecting ARS to be the cause of the deaths and, to a lesser degree, cardiovascular issues.

It seems more inclusive for contributing factors of a COVID death but not necessarily represented correctly. The car example was dismissed incorrectly. According to the guidelines, if COVID-19 contributed to the circumstances then it would indeed be reported as a COVID-19 death even if the subject could have lived if they weren't driving. It's these small things that make me question the data.

Cause, Contributing factor and the Others should be separated. It sounds like the virus directly killed so many people. It just seems misleading to call them all COVID deaths when it would be better to describe them as Covid and common complications deaths.