U.S. This year sees 20% more deaths than expected, mostly due to Covid-19, research shows


During the Corovirus epidemic, there were 20% more deaths than expected in the United States between March 1 and August 1, according to new research published Monday – JAMID in the medical journal Covid-19, according to new research published Monday.

“Although the total number of U.S. deaths is consistently significant year-over-year, U.S. deaths increased by 20% during March-July 2020,” said Dr. Steven Wolf and colleagues at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. According to research written by. Yale School Public Health.
“Covid-19 was the only documented cause of 67% more deaths,” the researchers wrote. “

Researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Analyzed census bureau death data. Overall, 1,76,561 people died in the United States between March 1 and August 1, 2020, the study found – an increase of 20% compared to what is generally expected.

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U.S.  This year sees 20% more deaths than expected, mostly due to Covid-19, research shows

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