Are suicides being counted as COVID-19 deaths?

Let’s say, Joe gets tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and sentenced to fourteen days of isolation (right through Christmas).

And, on day nine, out of despair and loneliness, Joe tragically commits suicide (as so many already have done).

Would Joe be counted as a COVID-19 death? In Ontario, it would appear that he would, as you can read about in this True North News article.

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John C. A. Manley About the Author: John C. A. Manley is the author of the full-length novel, Much Ado About Corona: Dystopian Love Story. He is currently working on the sequel, Brave New Normal, while living in Stratford Ontario, with his wife Nicole and son Jonah. You can subscribe to his email newsletter, read his amusing bio or check out his novel.


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