"Uncovering the Hidden COVID-19 Death Toll: Study Reveals Surging Unaccounted Mortality"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Neuroscience News
A new study from Boston University and the University of Pennsylvania provides compelling evidence that many excess mortality cases during the COVID-19 pandemic were actually due to the virus, countering claims attributing these deaths to other factors. The research found that excess deaths from natural causes paralleled reported COVID-19 deaths temporally and geographically, especially in nonmetropolitan areas, highlighting the true impact of the pandemic and the importance of accurate death attribution for public health interventions and future policies. The study estimated 1.2 million excess natural-cause deaths during the first 30 months of the pandemic, with about 163,000 not listed as COVID-19 on death certificates, emphasizing the need for standardized death reporting.