Coronavirus case numbers are so high because anyone who walks into hospital - be it with a broken leg or bullet wound - is "written up as Covid positive".

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There's no evidence we've seen to support this claim about counting coronavirus cases - whether applied to the US or Canada. There are clear criteria for reporting coronavirus cases in both countries, and people who enter hospital with an unrelated illness or injury aren't counted as a coronavirus case.

Reviewed by BBC Reality Check ↗ · July 4, 2020