WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that as of early October nearly 300,000 Americans have died from COVID-19.
These deaths include those directly caused by the virus and almost 100,000 that would not have happened if not for the virus. These include deaths from COVID-19 that were misclassified or missed and deaths from heart attacks that weren’t treated because victims were afraid to go to the hospital, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The largest percentage increase in excess deaths is among young adults aged 25 to 44, a 27% increase, compared with a 14% increase among those over 85.
Excess deaths among Blacks and Hispanics of all ages also rose, compared with past years — 33% and 54% respectively. Among whites, the increase in deaths was 12%, according to the CDC.
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