the initial reports were that this disease didn't cause gastric or intestinal problems, but then there was a slew of evidence suggesting it actually did.

how many of those cases were patients that tested for multiple pathogens?

i know this is a can, but i'm at least pointing to a valid source of error that i hadn't thought of previously. under normal circumstances, just assuming the new virus is the cause of death would be a massive medical error. correlation doesn't imply causality. people may be being a little sloppy on that point, right now, because the resources to work it out are so stretched.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/researchers-report-21-covid-19-co-infection-rate