The coronavirus killed tens of thousands in the United States during the pandemic’s first months, but it also left a lesser-known toll: thousands more deaths than would have been expected from heart disease and a handful of other medical conditions, according to an analysis of federal data by The Washington Post.The analysis suggests that in five hard-hit states and New York City there were 8,300 more deaths from heart problems than would have been typical in March, April and May — an increase of roughly 27 percent over historical averages.[]That spike contributed to Illinois,...…The coronavirus killed tens of thousands in the United States during the pandemic’s first months, but it also left a lesser-known toll: thousands more deaths than would have been expected from heart disease and a handful of other medical conditions, according to an analysis of federal data by The Washington Post.The analysis suggests that in five hard-hit states and New York City there were 8,300 more deaths from heart problems than would have been typical in March, April and May — an increase of roughly 27 percent over historical averages.[]That spike contributed to Illinois,...WW…

Add to list On my list U.S. deaths in 2020 Excess deaths minus covid-19 60,000 weekly deaths Reported covid-19 deaths 50,000 above what is historically expected for this period. 40,000 Jan. Feb. Apr. 4 Mar. Sources: Overall death data comes from the National Center for Health Statistics, covid-19 death counts come from state health departments and are compiled by The Washington Post, and estimates for expected deaths come from Yale School of Public Health’s Modeling Unit. U.S. deaths in 2020 Excess deaths minus covid-19 60,000 weekly deaths Covid-19 deaths reported at the time 50,000 above...…Add to list On my list U.S. deaths in 2020 Excess deaths minus covid-19 60,000 weekly deaths Reported covid-19 deaths 50,000 above what is historically expected for this period. 40,000 Jan. Feb. Apr. 4 Mar. Sources: Overall death data comes from the National Center for Health Statistics, covid-19 death counts come from state health departments and are compiled by The Washington Post, and estimates for expected deaths come from Yale School of Public Health’s Modeling Unit. U.S. deaths in 2020 Excess deaths minus covid-19 60,000 weekly deaths Covid-19 deaths reported at the time 50,000 above...WW…

Add to list On my list Sheryl Means already has lost so much to the invisible virus burning through her hometown. Her mother and her aunt died within days of each other. Her sister has been on a ventilator for weeks in a hospital miles away, and there are no visitors allowed in the covid-19 isolation unit. She has this tightness in her chest, and she’s scared she might be next. But Means can’t get a test. Even now, six weeks into a national emergency, with the death toll still climbing in southwest Georgia, and her kin sick from the novel coronavirus. Even though, as a home health-care...…Add to list On my list Sheryl Means already has lost so much to the invisible virus burning through her hometown. Her mother and her aunt died within days of each other. Her sister has been on a ventilator for weeks in a hospital miles away, and there are no visitors allowed in the covid-19 isolation unit. She has this tightness in her chest, and she’s scared she might be next. But Means can’t get a test. Even now, six weeks into a national emergency, with the death toll still climbing in southwest Georgia, and her kin sick from the novel coronavirus. Even though, as a home health-care...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareEpidemiologists and other leading scientists seeking to decipher test result patterns and slow the advance of the coronavirus are stumbling over the huge disparities among the ways states administer or report information.Some states are keeping negative tests secret while others aren’t. Some track state lab results, while ignoring test results from private companies. Some restrict the availability of tests, while others test widely.New York has detected 780 positive tests per million people, at a rate of one out of four...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareEpidemiologists and other leading scientists seeking to decipher test result patterns and slow the advance of the coronavirus are stumbling over the huge disparities among the ways states administer or report information.Some states are keeping negative tests secret while others aren’t. Some track state lab results, while ignoring test results from private companies. Some restrict the availability of tests, while others test widely.New York has detected 780 positive tests per million people, at a rate of one out of four...WW…

Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States, driven chiefly by white-supremacist, anti-Muslim and anti-government extremists, the study shows.Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States, driven chiefly by white-supremacist, anti-Muslim and antigovernment extremists on the far right, according to a Washington Post analysis of data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.The surge reflects a growing threat from homegrown terrorism not seen in a quarter-century, with right-wing extremist attacks and plots...…Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States, driven chiefly by white-supremacist, anti-Muslim and anti-government extremists, the study shows.Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States, driven chiefly by white-supremacist, anti-Muslim and antigovernment extremists on the far right, according to a Washington Post analysis of data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.The surge reflects a growing threat from homegrown terrorism not seen in a quarter-century, with right-wing extremist attacks and plots...WW…

Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States, driven chiefly by white-supremacist, anti-Muslim and anti-government extremists on the far right, according to a Washington Post analysis of data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.The surge reflects a growing threat from homegrown terrorism not seen in a quarter-century, with greatly eclipsing those from the and causing more deaths, the analysis shows.The number of all domestic terrorism incidents in the data peaked in 2020.Since 2015, have been involved in 267 plots or attacks and 91...…Domestic terrorism incidents have soared to new highs in the United States, driven chiefly by white-supremacist, anti-Muslim and anti-government extremists on the far right, according to a Washington Post analysis of data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.The surge reflects a growing threat from homegrown terrorism not seen in a quarter-century, with greatly eclipsing those from the and causing more deaths, the analysis shows.The number of all domestic terrorism incidents in the data peaked in 2020.Since 2015, have been involved in 267 plots or attacks and 91...WW…

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