UFU 2021 — Questão 41 · Leitura e interpretação de texto

How many people in the U.S. have died from COVID? We know it is more than half a million, but the official count could miss tens of thousands of deaths. In TV police procedurals, the people who investigate premature deaths are depicted as highly trained, objective experts. In reality, the system in the U.S. is far less rigorous. The majority of states rely at least in part on coroners to rule on the circumstances surrounding unexpected or suspicious deaths—and contrary to what most of us probably believe, coroners are often laypeople without training in medicine. What is more, they are frequently elected officials, which makes them susceptible to political pressure from people or organizations looking to influence their conclusions.

Disponível em: <https://www.scientificamerican.com>. Acesso em: 16 maio 2021.

De acordo com o texto, nos Estados Unidos, em alguns estados, mortes prematuras sem acompanhamento médico podem ser investigadas por