This is peak week and the data seems optimistic, although we are talking about death

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.

Reference:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm