San Bernardino County erases reported jump in COVID-19 deaths, cites state errorhttps://www.sbsun.com/2021/08/02/san-bernardino-county-erases-reported-jump-in-covid-19-deaths-cites-state-error/The huge jump in reported deaths from COVID-19 that San Bernardino County reported Friday, July 30 — more than doubling the previous daily record — was a mistake, county officials said Monday, Aug. 2.
A state error is to blame for adding 224 deaths — with dates of death going back as far as 16 months — county spokesman David Wert said Monday.
The county now reports 4,858 deaths caused by COVID-19. That’s seven more than the total had been the day before the influx of deaths.
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The number of tests for coronavirus was also reduced by 107,090, which Wert said also correcting a state error.
That error in number of tests would be about 5% of the county's population tested in just a day or two.
