Coronavirus is now the #1 cause of death in the US

[RX8]

Link -

Coronavirus Becomes Leading Cause of Death in U.S.

 

[T-Dot-Traveller]

probably - every country is trending in the same direction .

 

[bryanphunter]

Covid vs. US Daily Average Cause of Death

A Flourish data visualisation by Robert Martin

public.flourish.studio

Interesting website showing the rate in which Covid-19 is now #1 cause of death as of 4/8/2020

 

[TravelTime]

Just wondering what is more accurate, daily death count or annual death count, to determine the leading cause of death?

 

[Passepartout]

Currently when someone is being treated for Covid-19, and they die, regardless of what they die of, it's blamed on the coronavirus- at least complications of it.

 

[davidvel]

Currently when someone is being treated for Covid-19, and they die, regardless of what they die of, it's blamed on the coronavirus- at least complications of it.

Yes, CDC guidelines state that anyone who tests positive is considered a COVID19 death, regardless of comorbidities. Interesting if someone dies in a car crash, but was carrying SARS-2....

 

[TravelTime]

Not sure where to post this story but this is very optimistic. Stanford is doing a study of antibodies in California. They think the coronavirus has been circulating in California since Fall 2019 and Californians may have already developed herd immunity.

New California antibody study could point to possible herd immunity to COVID-19

The hypothesis that COVID-19 first started spreading in California in the fall of 2019 is one explanation for the state's lower than expected case numbers.

www.ksbw.com

 

[Panina]

Not sure where to post this story but this is very optimistic. Stanford is doing a study of antibodies in California. They think the coronavirus has been circulating in California since Fall 2019 and Californians may have already developed herd immunity.

New California antibody study could point to possible herd immunity to COVID-19

The hypothesis that COVID-19 first started spreading in California in the fall of 2019 is one explanation for the state's lower than expected case numbers.

www.ksbw.com

I do believe it was here in the Fall in NYC. There is a good possibility mom had it. Early December she had massive headaches, a dry cough, got tired easily and ran out of breathe. It lasted weeks. Doctor sent her home and told her to take Tylenol.

Maybe NYC has many more that have immunity. There are just so many people and elderly in NYC it just may be more apparent at this point. I hope they release the study results soon

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Yes, CDC guidelines state that anyone who tests positive is considered a COVID19 death, regardless of comorbidities. Interesting if someone dies in a car crash, but was carrying SARS-2....

At the same time, it's only counted as COVID-19 death if the patient is tested. If the patient isn't tested it isn't counted.

Which means we are significantly undercounting COVID-19 deaths. Public health officials are quite aware that the death numbers are misleadingly small.

 

[TUGBrian]

is a wee bit misleading as all the other causes average those numbers day in and day out...whereas CV has only suddenly exceeded the daily numbers very recently, and is not likely expected to maintain that over time, and certainly not throughout the full year.

but it makes for a great headline that folks will certainly click to read more on (and likely repeat/repost/etc).

 

[Maple_Leaf]

Coronavirus has been at about 2000 deaths/day since Wednesday of this week. Hopefully it plateaus here and starts its drop. Yesterday the US was actually down a bit from the previous two days.

 

[WVBaker]

*Disclaimer
COVID-19 data is the number of ACTUAL US deaths since March 15th, 2020 as reported on Worldometer against the backdrop of the EXTRAPOLATED DAILY number of deaths for top 15 causes of death in the US based on the latest (2018) data from the CDC. This chart is not meant to represent statistical analysis of any kind, it is meant for visual purposes only to help raise public awareness of the exponentially increasing COVID-19 deaths in the US

The Rapid Increase of U.S. Coronavirus Deaths in One Chilling Graphic

Data show that COVID-19 daily death toll keeps growing.

nymag.com

It certainly carries the shock factor that so many in the media strive for. I don't know if I would use the totals from a limited time frame though. You could do that with any single catastrophic event.

 

[heathpack]

is a wee bit misleading as all the other causes average those numbers day in and day out...whereas CV has only suddenly exceeded the daily numbers very recently, and is not likely expected to maintain that over time, and certainly not throughout the full year.

but it makes for a great headline that folks will certainly click to read more on (and likely repeat/repost/etc).

I’m not really sure it’s misleading.

Part of the point about the dangerousness of COVID19 is that it’s highly contagious, has a relatively high mortality rate, and has a high rate of hospitalization. These are all factors which can lead to hospitals becoming overwhelmed, and they are factors in COVID19 having times on the “weekly death stats” where it comes out as the leading cause of death.

Sure this is likely temporary and if COVID19 is kept under wraps hopefully it won’t remain a leading cause of death for very long.

But still it’s a newsworthy item. To my knowledge, there’s no other infectious disease that takes over the “leading cause of death moniker” at any point in the year.

 

[rickandcindy23]

The disease is definitely scary and the number of deaths is staggering in such a short time. This concern has me super careful when we grocery shop, which is not as often as it used to be. I keep hand sanitizer in my pocket. When have I ever done that? I bought a big bottle for our trip to Disney World, and then I forgot to fill my little bottles before we left, and now I have it in my car all of the time. I am turning into a germ-a-phobe.

I wait about 2 weeks to shop, if I can. I run out of fresh vegetables so buy a lot of frozen ones. Less time away from home is always better.

I am worried about the kids and grandkids, and I am most especially worried about our stepparents, one of whom eats dinner with us every night and has been at our house for dinner and TV watching for 17 years, since my mom died. I told him to pick up groceries for his breakfast and lunch and not go into the store. I helped him figure that out. He is 86. I am constantly worried he will catch this disease. The worry about him is causing stress. Rick's stepmom is almost 92. I am worried about her. Rick talks to her every morning.

 

[Brett]

I’m not really sure it’s misleading.

Part of the point about the dangerousness of COVID19 is that it’s highly contagious, has a relatively high mortality rate, and has a high rate of hospitalization. These are all factors which can lead to hospitals becoming overwhelmed, and they are factors in COVID19 having times on the “weekly death stats” where it comes out as the leading cause of death.

Sure this is likely temporary and if COVID19 is kept under wraps hopefully it won’t remain a leading cause of death for very long.

But still it’s a newsworthy item. To my knowledge, there’s no other infectious disease that takes over the “leading cause of death moniker” at any point in the year.

I agree,
at some point the usual "leading cause of deaths" will return -- cancer, heart disease, car crashes, etc

 

[WinniWoman]

I am not that smart but I have a lot of trouble believing this.

 

[davidvel]

At the same time, it's only counted as COVID-19 death if the patient is tested. If the patient isn't tested it isn't counted.

Which means we are significantly undercounting COVID-19 deaths. Public health officials are quite aware that the death numbers are misleadingly small.

Other than your "significantly" and "misleadingly" references I agree that there are some that die that aren't counted, just like with the flu or other causes of death.

But most who die of covid are in hospital icus, where they are tested.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Other than your "significantly" and "misleadingly" references I agree that there are some that die that aren't counted, just like with the flu or other causes of death.

But most who die of covid are in hospital icus, where they are tested.

If they die untested, it's not counted as COVID-19. And due to shortages of kits not all have been tested. If they don't die in ICU, then they also won't get counted.

Coronavirus death toll: Americans are almost certainly dying of COVID-19 but being left out of the official count

The fast-spreading novel coronavirus is almost certainly killing Americans who are not included in the nation's growing death toll, according to public health experts and government officials involved in the tally. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counts...

www.seattletimes.com

At-home COVID-19 deaths may be significantly undercounted in New York City

The daily tally of New York City residents who died at home with coronavirus-like symptoms exploded from 45 on March 20 to 241 on April 5, according to Fire Department of New York data - suggesting the city may be significantly undercounting COVID-19 deaths.

www.reuters.com

Massive Spike in NYC ‘Cardiac Arrest' Deaths Seen as Sign of COVID-19 Undercounting

The FDNY reported a nearly 400 percent increase in “cardiac arrest” home deaths in late March and early April, a spike that officials say is almost certainly driven by COVID-19, whether they were formally diagnosed or not. Between March 20 and April 5, the department recorded nearly 2,200 such...

www.nbcnewyork.com

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/coronavirus-death-toll-us-worse-numbers/story?id=70018321

COVID deaths may be undercounted in state, doctors say

Accurate cause of death information is key to understanding and preventing future coronavirus spread, experts say

www.al.com

Coroners worry Covid-19 test shortages could lead to uncounted deaths | CNN

With tests in short supply as coronavirus cases rise and a hodgepodge of state reporting practices, coroners and medical examiners fear many Covid-19 deaths may go uncounted.

www.cnn.com

 

[JohnPaul]

Currently when someone is being treated for Covid-19, and they die, regardless of what they die of, it's blamed on the coronavirus- at least complications of it.

Which is appropriate. My 92 year old friend had a million things wrong with her but the only reason she died was because of COVID 19.