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Another NPR article states March fatality rates spiked by 14% - https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/20/859829779/as-states-locked-down

• david422 6y ago
  Both written March 20th.
  • orisho 6y ago
    Fatality rates are up, but overall fatality count is down as less people are on the road.
• shadowgovt 6y ago
  Yep. Rates (per mile driven) up, total drivers (and therefore fatalities) down.
• neogodless 6y ago
  > motor vehicle fatalities per miles driven increased by 14% compared to the March 2019 rate > "When we see the combination of both a dramatic decrease in number of total deaths coupled with a dramatic increase in the fatality rate on our roads that was very surprising," Kolosh said. It sounds like both articles agree that the number of total deaths over a period of time is lower, despite the increase in deaths per miles driven.