Nov. 22, 2021 — The variety of COVID-19 deaths recorded to this point in 2021 has surpassed the full for 2020, in accordance to the latest data from Johns Hopkins College.
Total, greater than 771,000 COVID-19 deaths have been reported within the U.S. throughout the pandemic. About 385,000 have been reported in 2020, in accordance to CDC data, and greater than 386,000 have been reported this yr.
The 2021 whole will proceed to extend in coming weeks as COVID-19 circumstances rise once more in 30 states, in accordance to The Hill. The nationwide common for brand new day by day circumstances has surpassed 90,000 once more.
States that have been hit exhausting early within the pandemic had a few of the highest COVID-19 demise charges per capita in 2020, in accordance to a recent analysis by The Wall Avenue Journal. The Northeast had a few of the highest demise charges per 100,000 residents, particularly New Jersey and New York, in addition to North Dakota and South Dakota.
This yr, Southern states have reported the very best demise charges attributable to a significant surge brought on by the contagious Delta variant. Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee have reported the very best demise charges to this point this yr, the newspaper reported.
Vermont has the bottom COVID-19 demise charge per 100,000 folks because the pandemic started, in keeping with the Journal. The state additionally has probably the most vaccinated inhabitants, with 72% totally vaccinated.
Mississippi has the very best demise charge because the pandemic started, the newspaper reported. The state is among the many least vaccinated states, with 47% totally vaccinated.
Most deaths are typically amongst older adults, although youthful persons are dying extra this yr. About 81% of COVID-19 deaths hit ages 65 and older final yr, falling to 69% this yr. The deaths amongst folks underneath 45 in 2021 have been greater than double the deaths in that age group from final yr.
In June, extra folks had died from COVID-19 globally this yr than in 2020, in accordance to an analysis that month by The Wall Avenue Journal. At the moment, greater than 1.883 million deaths had been recorded within the first 6 months of 2021, as in comparison with 1.88 million in 2020.
As of Monday, greater than 5.1 million folks worldwide had died from COVID-19 all through the pandemic, the Johns Hopkins information exhibits.
