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COVID-19 may be claiming more lives than we think

COVID-19
Public Health

More people are dying this year than in 2019, but it’s unclear whether that’s related to undiagnosed COVID-19 cases or to other causes.

Excess mortality exceeds reported COVID-19 deaths and likely includes both missed COVID-19 cases and incremental non-COVID-19 mortality.

To read the article, see “COVID-19: Briefing note, May 13, 2020.”