A widely shared image included text that read: “Looks like we just barely made it through a typical year, by the seat of our pants,” referring to the alleged number of people who died during the pandemic compared to previous years.
While both sources could have helped the table’s author draw conclusions, they did not provide the bulk of its alleged data — including the country’s purported annual number of deaths between 2010 and 2018, and the latter half of 2020.
The table seemingly used the web page where the CDC posted weekly COVID-19 fatality updates for its alleged 2020 death total. Under the heading “deaths from all causes,” the page reported 2,902,664 fatalities — the same number in the viral meme — on Dec. 30. *Data during this period are incomplete because of the lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to NCHS and processed for reporting purposes. This delay can range from 1 week to 8 weeks or more, depending on the jurisdiction and cause of death.
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