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Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the US so far in this pandemic year

  • Written by Ronald D. Fricker Jr., Professor of Statistics and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Administration, Virginia Tech
Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the US so far in this pandemic yearThe pandemic leaves its mark in the number of lives ended.Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images204,691 extra deaths in the U.S. in 2020 through end of JulyThe Conversation, CC BY-ND

The number of deaths in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never happened. That’s at least 164,937 deaths above the number...

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