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  The difference between “of” or “with” is important to note in determining the death rate from the virus. Knowing the primary cause of death along with the secondary cause is important to understanding the death rate from coronavirus. That’s because what’s written on death certificates can be a bit confusing. Doctors say the Centers for Disease Control educated providers on how to fill out the death certificate accurately in April. The training helps doctors determine whether a patient died of or with COVID. Doctors say dying “of” or “with” COVID-19 are two vastly different things. Health officials explain, death certificates are separated into primary and secondary causes. Primary causes are what ultimately killed the patient. Read also : The vitamin that can save your life So, in the case of someone with COVID-19 who died of pneumonia, COVID-19 would be listed in part one directly under pneumonia. In this case, providers would mark the patient as having died “of COVID-

The idea of a mutating virus, breaking out into new strains, is enough to scare most people. But are these fears justified, and where do they come from? There is no clear-cut evidence the new variant of coronavirus - which has been detected in south-east England - is able to transmit more easily, cause more serious symptoms or render the vaccine useless. Surely Hollywood must bear some responsibility for our misconceptions about mutation. After all, the concept has inspired movie makers for decades, starting with Die, Monster, Die! in 1965 through to big-budget franchises, such as X-Men. Both tell tales of changes to DNA resulting in superhuman abilities. The virus could have mutated to spread more easily and is causing more infections. But variants can also get a lucky break by infecting the right people at the right time. One explanation for the spread of the "Spanish strain" over the summer was simply people catching it on holiday and then bringing it home. Read al