Yes, it could be the pneumonia, and caused by Covid.
The problem is that every news source (and tweets by politicians) is claiming this is a definite Covid death, when it has not yet been confirmed by public health. The Ontario death stats do not include this case and isn't part of the official counts (yet?)
Most articles are just quoting a "family friend" that started a fundraiser, and in the case of the Globe article, a family member.
Responsible media would have confirmed the cause of death before publishing, or at least used words like "suspected". Also, no mention of comorbidities anywhere even though she was obese based on the photo. (The Globe article mentions that she hasn't been outside in months and that her favourite foods are hot dogs and pasta, not exactly healthy.)
Yes, it could be the pneumonia, and caused by Covid.
The problem is that every news source (and tweets by politicians) is claiming this is a definite Covid death, when it has not yet been confirmed by public health. The Ontario death stats do not include this case and isn't part of the official counts (yet?)
Most articles are just quoting a "family friend" that started a fundraiser, and in the case of the Globe article, a family member.
Responsible media would have confirmed the cause of death before publishing, or at least used words like "suspected". Also, no mention of comorbidities anywhere even though she was obese based on the photo. (The Globe article mentions that she hasn't been outside in months and that her favourite foods are hot dogs and pasta, not exactly healthy.)
I think he's merely pointing out that twitter comments are rarely a good source of information.