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4. U.S. deaths (overall, from all causes) increase 15% over last year, at least 400,000 more than 2019
Wed Dec 30, 2020, 12:06 AM
Dec 2020

U.S. deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted, an increase of 15% over last year -- the largest single year percentage increase since 1918. In contrast, in 2019, the mortality rate fell a little bit, and consequently life expectancy rose for the 3rd straight year, to 78.8 years. This year, life expectancy may end up dropping as much as 3 full years. Deaths usually rise by about 20,000 to 50,000 each year due to population aging and growth. This year deaths are on track to be at least 400,000 more than 2019, AP, 12/22/20

Details: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/12/22/us-deaths-in-2020-top-3-million-by-far-most-ever-counted

In case some fuckhead tells you they count every death where someone tested positive or had symptoms as a Covid death, thus greatly exaggerating the Covid death count -- in essence by counting people who died WITH Covid as having died FROM Covid. Well, Rightie McRightRight, something's killing a lot of people this year. The Squad? Black Lives Matter? George Soros? Hillary's Pizza Place Pedophiles?

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