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This is based on MONTHLY* death tolls based on last month’s #COVID19 toll compared to monthly averages for leading causes of death. *We’ll get actual numbers in 2021 & the annual death rate will likely be far lower than annual death rates of other leading causes.
Abdul El-Sayed Verified account @ AbdulElSayed # COVID19 is #COVID19 is now the *leading cause of death* in the US. The last time an infectious disease was the leading cause of death was...1918. (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/768249#related-tab …) pic.twitter.com/U1CWZgtUrD
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