In California, deaths are only counted if the death certificate has “COVID-19” as the cause of death. If someone is hit by a car and is also positive for COVID-19, that shouldn’t be counted.
> Cumulative number of COVID-related deaths as reported by local health department, beginning March 19, 2020. This determination is made by local health departments based on the cause of death reported on death certificates. It is expected that, to be counted, COVID is the cause of death or at least a contributing factor to the death. COVID-related deaths are also counted in “Positive Cases”.