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Old 07-28-2021, 08:53 PM
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The best numbers to look at are "excess deaths". These are deaths, for any reason, in excess of what would normally be expected. The CDC tracks this. The number of deaths each year is remarkably predictable. Since COVID-19 was the only extraordinary event in 2020, looking at the number of excess deaths can give you a pretty good picture of direct and indirect deaths caused by the coronavirus.
Looking at excess deaths is extremely difficult. Since the entire environment has changed - employment, recreation, travel, International travel, health care, everything has changed. So, something are causing fewer deaths, some are causing more, COVID is just one piece of the puzzle. Can you provide a CDC link that explains their evaluation of excess deaths and how it relates to deaths caused by COVID?