Estimation of Excess Deaths Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, March to May 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Efforts to track the severity and public health impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States have been hampered by state-level differences in diagnostic test availability, differing strategies for prioritization of individuals for testing, and delays between testing and reporting. Evaluating unexplained increases in deaths due to all causes or attributed to nonspecific outcomes, such as pneumonia and influenza, can provide a more complete picture of the burden of COVID-19.

Objective

To estimate the burden of all deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States from March to May 2020.

Design, setting, and population

This observational study evaluated the numbers of US deaths from any cause and deaths from pneumonia, influenza, and/or COV

SUBMITTER: Weinberger DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330834 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature