>In the past, deaths associated to Covid-19 have been reported in a quite basic manner in that anyone who died within 28 days of having the virus was considered a 'Covid-death'. This often came with the proviso that the "underlying cause of death may have been unrelated to Covid-19", as per the Ministry of Health's website currently. From another [article](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-why-the-counting-of-covid-deaths-is-changing/FM473YIR2B54AVZ52XWR7HUQIY/) but related