INDIANA (WFFT) - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita released the results of a report that he says shows Indiana reported "vastly inflated death counts" from COVID-19.
"The truth is our government produced and relied on severely flawed data, including inflated death counts and unsound positivity rates, to shape the state's failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic," Rokita said, "This faulty data led to months of lockdowns, mask mandates and devastated our economy. Hoosiers shouldn't have to choose between their lives and their livelihoods."
The Office of the Attorney General's (OAG) analysis focused on two statistics, according to Rokita, the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 and the positivity rate (the total number of positive COVID-19 tests divided by the total number of COVID-19 tests administered).
Rokita said inflated death counts and unsound positivity rates informed public policy decisions like detrimental lockdowns, which harmed Hoosiers' mental and physical well-being and children's education.
"Our report doesn't just point out the flaws," Rokita said, "It also makes recommendations to address these issues in the future. To ensure Hoosiers' liberties are protected, Indiana must review the state's framework for addressing any future emergency and adopt professionally-accepted criteria for its reported data."
Rokita's full report can be read here.
