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No it hasn't
by easytiger 5y ago
No it hasn't
- DiogenesKynikos 5y agoAnyone can look up the numbers. Cumulative CoVID-19 deaths in the US: * 31 December 2021: 848k * 17 March 2022: 997k That's nearly 150k deaths since New Years. The Omicron wave this winter was extremely deadly, but people have gotten used to a high level of death and the public messaging in the US has been that Omicron is mild / the pandemic is basically over.
- easytiger 5y agoWith or in the proximity of, not of. Numbers are vastly inflated incidental admissions conflation
- DiogenesKynikos 5y agoNo, of, and these numbers are very likely to be underestimates. Excess mortality studies generally show larger death tolls than recorded CoVID-19 deaths. US life expectancy has dropped by 2 years because of CoVID-19, which is completely unprecedented in the post-WWII era.