COVID Was Third-Leading Cause Of Death In 2020

CNBC reports:

The coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 3.3 million deaths were reported in the U.S. last year, a 16% increase over 2019, according to provisional data published Wednesday compiled by the National Vital Statistics System, which examines and reports annual mortality statistics based on death certificates.

The deadliest weeks last year were at the beginning of the pandemic and then in the middle of the holiday surge, during the weeks ending April 11, with 78,917 fatalities, and Dec. 26, when 80,656 people died, the CDC found.

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Covid was the third leading cause of death in U.S. last year, behind heart disease and cancer, CDC says https://t.co/kVkOSGFAyM

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 31, 2021