US coronavirus death toll nears 170,000 as testing decreases

[yuiyoshida]

[riversedge]

1. May their families and friends find peace

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. I've also read that the excess deaths so far this year

compared to last year is already above 200,000. Probably not all of the excess deaths are from Covid-19, but still.

[LisaL]

3. They might be not directly from covid, but could very well be due to covid.

If somebody has heart attack symptoms but is afraid to go to the hospital because of covid, even though covid didn't kill them directly, it is still responsible.

[ancianita]

4. The New York Times says 211,500 more have died nationwide than usual from Mar 15 - Aug 1

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html