Hospitals Aren’t Inflating COVID-19 Death Statistics

Scott Jensen – former Minnesota state senator and current family physician – was interviewed on Fox News by Laura Ingraham. He said that the department of health had contacted him telling that he needed to report coronavirus as a cause of death, regardless of whether or not lab results have come back positive. He alleged that this is because the hospital receives more money based on every coronavirus diagnosis.

The claim soon spread on social media.