10.12.20
Pandemic will cause 400,000 extra deaths in the US this year, study suggests
A staggering 400,000-plus excess deaths may occur in the U.S. by the end of the year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests. That estimate includes people who died from COVID-19, as well as those who died because of disruptions caused by the pandemic. In the study, published Monday (Oct. 12)