Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - I'm Scared
Thread: I'm Scared
View Single Post
 
Old 11-25-2020, 03:34 PM
biker1 biker1 is offline
Sage
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 3,671
Thanks: 2
Thanked 1,254 Times in 721 Posts
Default

I believe you are correct. I have seen a source that puts the "excess" deaths at about 10%, which is consistent with your numbers.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
So far this year, 2.39 million Americans have died of all causes. At the same point in both 2018 and 2019, it was 2.17 million. The difference nearly matches the reported number of COVID-19 victims.