1 in 8 US deaths during pandemic ascribed to COVID-19 - CIDRAP

Pre-Omicron, the leading causes of death were heart disease (20.1%), cancer (17.5%), and COVID-19 (12.2%).

COVID-19 accounted for one in eight US deaths from March 2020 to October 2021 and was the third leading cause of death, estimates a study published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine. National Canc… [+2523 chars]

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