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The number of dead bodies is rock solid

   CDC estimated that 545,600–660,200 excess deaths occurred in the United States during January 26, 2020–February 27, 2021......
Approximately 75%–88% of excess deaths were directly associated with COVID-19. Excluding deaths directly associated with COVID-19, an estimated 63,700–162,400 more persons than expected died from other causes

 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7015a4.htm

 

Maryland statewide audit increased the death count

Maryland officials said Thursday that there have been 517 more COVID-19 fatalities during the coronavirus pandemic that were not counted previously, increasing the death toll of the virus to more than 9,300 in the state.

The state’s Department of Health attributed the increase to deaths caused by COVID-19 that were classified improperly by doctors, nurses and others who record deaths at hospitals, nursing homes and elsewhere. The errors weren’t caught until the department’s Vital Statistics Administration reviewed the data later and compared it with other sources of data.

  https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-covid-numbers-20210527-icecj6mj6rc2bjld7b7vc7i2xq-story.html

Kentucky adds 604 coronavirus-related deaths to its total after state audit

Emma Austin

Louisville Courier Journal https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2021/03/18/kentucky-adding-604-covid-19-deaths-its-total-after-state-audit/4755735001/

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Discussion

The 22.9% increase in all-cause mortality reported here far exceeds annual increases observed in recent years (≤2.5%). The percentage of excess deaths among non-Hispanic Black individuals (16.9%) exceeded their share of the US population (12.5%),5 reflecting racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality. Excess deaths surged in the east in April, followed by extended summer and early winter surges concentrated in southern and western states, respectively. Many of these states weakly embraced, or discouraged, pandemic control measures and lifted restrictions earlier than other states.1,6

Excess deaths not attributed to COVID-19 could reflect either immediate or delayed mortality from undocumented COVID-19 infection, or non–COVID-19 deaths secondary to the pandemic, such as from delayed care or behavioral health crises. Death rates from several non–COVID-19 diseases (eg, heart disease, Alzheimer disease) increased during surges. The model does not adjust directly for population aging, which could contribute to an overestimate of excess deaths. Other study limitations include reliance on provisional data, inaccurate death certificates, and modeling assumptions.

  
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778361

  

  

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  here are the actual numbers of dead bodies in California Week by Week  2020 2021.  the brown line is the expected number of dead bodies. Assignment of cause of death is always complex and has errors but the huge number of excess dead bodies is unquestioned 

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Public Health

 

 

 Excess Deaths Reveal the Pandemic’s Hidden Toll in Some U.S. Counties

A detailed analysis suggests that COVID deaths and other pandemic-related mortality may have been significantly undercounted in the rural South and West

• By Tanya Lewis on June 2, 2021
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The U.S. has suffered an immense loss of life during the pandemic, with the official death count at well more than half a million to date. But the real number is likely even greater. A new analysis has found major variations in the rates of deaths assigned to COVID among individual counties—likely a result of socioeconomic and political factors.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/excess-deaths-reveal-the-pandemics-hidden-toll-in-some-u-s-counties/