Study finds over 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths in early pandemic period
A study published in Science Advances found that more than 155,000 additional deaths occurred outside hospitals between March 2020 and December 2021 that were not officially counted as COVID-19 deaths. The research suggests that 15.6 percent of COVID-19 deaths went uncounted during the early pandemic period in the United States.
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“Early COVID-19 pandemic death toll much higher than official count: Study”
“More than 150,000 uncounted Covid-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds - CNN”
“COVID-19 death toll in early days of the pandemic undercounted by over 150K: study”
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The uncounted deaths occurred outside of hospitals.
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