COVID-19 is the number one cause of death in the U.S. in early 2021
Note: An updated version of this analysis is here. In 2020, COVID-19 became the third leading cause of death in the United States, exceeded only by cancer and heart disease. However, that ranking includes months in early 2020 when the pandemic had not fully taken hold in the U.S. The death toll from COVID-19 has […]