It "surpassed... respiratory disease, which kills close to 150,000 people per year." For proportion, according to the CDC[1] there were an estimated 100,300 dr

It "surpassed... respiratory disease, which kills close to 150,000 people per year." For proportion, according to the CDC[1] there were an estimated 100,300 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 12-month period ending in April 2021 Although this report is from 2016, which was before COVID and mandatory masking. WebMD says that in the interim, deaths from respiratory diseases have also soared, but I couldn't find any numbers. [1]: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2021/20211117.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2021/...