Excess deaths in the US in 2020

At the start of the year, the number of actual deaths was below the maximum amount predicted in statistical models based on historical data. But by the end of March, weekly deaths exceeded that upper threshold for predicted deaths. To date, excess deaths peaked in April.

Data as of week ending Oct. 3, 2020 – released by CDC on Oct. 14, 2020.
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