Weekly Counts of US Deaths by Select Causes through June 2020

This graph uses CDC data to compare COVID deaths with other causes of deaths.

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Lawrence Weru

This graph uses CDC data to compare COVID deaths with other causes of deaths.

After the US SARS-Cov2 outbreak, COVID deaths in the US were growing at an exponential rate, unlike any other cause of death. They surpassed heart diseases deaths to become the leading cause of death in the US back in the 2nd week of April (~week #15), and based on the trajectory had the potential to be in a league of their own. The number of weekly deaths from COVID have since declined, likely resulting from the nationwide restrictions that were enacted. The data in this graph have a 2 week delay, so the most recent week is week #23 (June 1-7). It does not show what has happened between June 7th and today.

Updated June 20, 2020.

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Lawrence Weru

Lawrence Weru

Larry is a TEDx speaker, Harvard Medical School Dean's Scholar, Florida State University "Notable Nole," and has served as an invited speaker at Harvard, FSU, and USF. Larry's contributions are featured by Harvard, Forbes, and Fast Company, and cited in books by Routledge and No Starch Press. His stories and opinions are published in Slate, Vox, Toronto Star, Orlando Sentinel, and Vancouver Sun, among others. He illustrates the sciences for a more just and sustainable world.

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