@MidAtlanticDad posted:My credentials are that I work in IT for a hospital system and I have 25 years of Health Information Management Systems experience, but you could find the same information with duckduckgo.
I think you're confusing the death involving COVID-19 and the person involving COVID-19. Involved in this case means it caused of contributed to the death. The information you're probably finding about "untested" is in reference to the difference between how confirmed and suspected cases are coded on the death certificate.
See the Iowa Guidelines for Reporting and Certifying COVID-19 Deaths are below as an example, but you can find the same for most states online. If COVID-19 was unrelated to the cause of death and not a contributing factor, it should not be included in Part I or II of the death certificate.
And thanks for the link that proves my point:
"If COVID-19 is confirmed by a positive test, the underlying cause of death should be COVID-19."