Currently (peak week)
there are almost 19 thousand (19,000) deaths from Covid-19 in the United
States. Keep in mind that 330 million (330,000,000) live in the United States. If
this is indeed peak week, then we should start seeing a decline in deaths from this point onward. Already
there is a decline in hospital admittance which should indicate the decline has
begun. Annually, people die from many causes. Moreover, we will have final
numbers at the end of this year. Below is data from 2017 from the CDC which
shows several leading causes of death in the United States, and the final
counts for that year.
Number of deaths for
leading causes of death:
· Heart disease: 647,457
· Cancer: 599,108
· Accidents (unintentional injuries):
169,936
· Chronic lower respiratory diseases:
160,201
· Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases):
146,383
· Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404
· Diabetes: 83,564
· Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,672
· Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and
nephrosis: 50,633
· Intentional self-harm (suicide):
47,173
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2017,
table B pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
(www.cdc.gov)
A final note: keep
following all guidelines, but looking at influenza deaths from 2017 alone, the
numbers today might not be as alarming for Covid-19, especially if this is peak
week.
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