The official coronavirus death rate is so much lower than reality

• More than 166,000 Americans have reportedly died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but according to The New York Times, the death toll is actually much higher.
• CDC estimates show that there have been more than 200,000 "excess deaths" in the US since March 15th, and those excess deaths are being reported where the virus is spreading.
• Only three states haven't reported excess deaths this year: Alaska, Hawaii, and West Virginia.

According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, 166,148 Americans have died from COVID-19. That is a numbingly, chillingly high number, and we are now well over a third of the way to the total number of US civilian and military deaths during World War II. Unfortunately, these reported figures only account for the deaths that have been officially confirmed. The data suggests that the coronavirus death toll is likely much higher.

After analyzing estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The New York Times found that over 200,000 more people than usual in America have died since March. The number of "excess deaths," as the CDC refers to them, soared in the Northeast through April and May, and has been steadily rising in the South and the West since June, showing that the rise is directly linked to the pandemic.

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