Cardiovascular disease and other major causes of death for all US males and females 2021
Sickle Cell Trait Associated With Kidney Failure and COVID-19 Death
Sickle cell trait (SCT) should be considered an adverse prognostic factor for COVID-19, a genetic association study suggests. Unlike people with sickle cell disease, who have 2 copies of hemoglobin beta sickle alleles, those with SCT have 1 hemoglobin beta sickle allele and 1 normal beta allele. The analysis found that SCT […]
Pandemic’s Death Toll Likely Vastly Underestimated
The true death toll from the coronavirus pandemic may be more than three times higher than official records suggest, researchers said. Instead of the official estimate of 5.9 million COVID-related deaths, a more realistic estimate is 18.2 million, according to a report in The Lancet. Researchers compared data from 74 […]
Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 6 Million
The official global COVID-19 death toll passed 6 million on Monday, marking another grim milestone as the pandemic enters its third year. The U.S. has reported the highest number of deaths by far, with more than 958,000 total deaths as of Monday morning, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. […]
Rates of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Vaccination Status
To monitor rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths by vaccination status, data are reported from jurisdictions that link case surveillance data to immunization registries to identify the vaccination status of people who test positive for COVID-19. The participating jurisdictions represent over half of the U.S. population and all regions of […]
Death From COVID Unlikely if Vaccinated, Unless Old and Sick
MILAN (Reuters) – People vaccinated against COVID-19 are highly unlikely to die of the disease unless very old and already badly ill before getting it, a study in Italy showed on Wednesday. The study by the national Health Institute (ISS), contained in a regular ISS report on COVID-19 deaths, found […]
United States COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by State
Rates of COVID-19 are decreasing, but remain high in the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the country. The current 7-day average of daily new cases is 47,604, an 11.9% decrease from the previous 7-day period. Continue to take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 in your community. Get […]
Death Certificate–Based ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes for COVID-19 Mortality Surveillance — United States, January–December 2020
Summary What is already known about this topic? During 2020, approximately 375,000 U.S. deaths were attributed to COVID-19. What is added by this report? Among 378,048 death certificates from 2020 listing COVID-19, 5.5% listed COVID-19 without codes for any other conditions. Among 357,133 death certificates with at least one other […]