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Current selection: Health — covid-19
COVID-19 remained the third-leading underlying cause of death in the US.
So far, cases are higher while deaths and hospitalizations are lower than after Thanksgiving 2020. But those trends vary throughout the country.
As of January 10, case counts were double the record and hospitalizations were 4% over the previous high.
More people tested positive and died of COVID-19 than in 2020. Demographic and geographic trends also shifted in the last year.
Expanding vaccine eligibility to the age group increased the nation’s overall vaccination rate from 68% to 71% in November.
Cases are down 59% from the surge’s peak but are six times higher than the pandemic low in June.
Medical conditions or injuries at an individual’s time of death are not automatically official causes of death for the purpose of government statistics. That includes COVID-19.
With 58% of Americans fully vaccinated, 4% of Americans have received an additional dose either because they have a weak immune system, or they were approved for a booster shot.
Thirty-seven percent of the population has yet to receive a dose.
Heart disease and cancer are the top two causes of death in 2021 so far.
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