The U.S. Institute of Health Metrics and Assessments said that COVID-19 was the main cause of death in the United States this week.
According to CNN local time on December 4, statistics from the Institute of Health Indicators and Assessment (IHME) and the University of Washington show that COVID-19 has become the main fatal factor in the United States this week.
In a press conference on Friday (4th), IHME said that the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 last week exceeded the number of deaths from heart disease and cancer for the first time, becoming the main cause of death in the United States.
the number of coronavirus deaths reached 11,820, the number of heart disease deaths was 10,724, the number of lung cancer deaths was 3,965, and the number of stroke deaths was 3,643.
