How many people died of Covid in US? Real figure is higher than official record

How many people in the US died of Covid? Have the authorities and government agencies received the wrong data on Covid deaths? Official records suggest more than 1.1 million Americans died of the pandemic, but certain reports and studies suggest more Covid deaths. According to a study conducted by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 16% people more people died largely due to the lack of awareness among the masses.

1.1 million deaths

Excess mortality refers to the difference between the observed number of deaths during a given period and the number of deaths that would be expected based on earlier mortality trends. According to 'The Gurdian' more than 1.2 million excess deaths from natural causes were recorded in the US between March 2020 and August 2022. Out of this figure, about 163,000 of them were not attributed to COVID-19. So, it is natural that the remaining deaths occurred due to the pandemic. It was also found that excess deaths went up in the month before the peak surge in COVID-19.

WHO Report

According to the World Health Organization, the total number of global deaths attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 is not less than 3 million, 1.2 million more deaths than officially reported. Based on the excess mortality estimates produced for 2020, the latest COVID-19 deaths reported to WHO now exceed 3.4 million.

Excess Deaths

Talking to the news outlet, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota asked how these excess deaths occur. It is natural to conclude that the excess deaths occurred at the peak of major surges or shortly thereafter when health systems were overwhelmed and health workers were exhausted. However the researchers found that these deaths occurred in the month before the major surges.

The researchers also found that serious gaps remained in surveillance. Wrigley-Field also pointed out that the phenomenon "underscores how badly the US fared as the pandemic continued".

FAQs:

How many people have died of COVID-19 in the US?
Official records suggest more than 1.1 million Americans died of the pandemic, but certain reports and studies suggest 16% more Covid deaths.

How many people have died of Covid in the whole world?
According to the World Health Organization, the total number of global deaths attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 is not less than 3 million, 1.2 million more deaths than officially reported.