It's staggering how many people have been killed by COVID worldwide
“The Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, has a mass of around 500,000 metric tons. To match 1.69 million metric tons (the estimated weight of all the bodies of those excess deaths due to the pandemic), you would need around 3.4 Burj Khalifas.”
The two main takeaways from this graph are the following:
Overall, fewer than 20% of COVID-19 deaths are being reported in these public places in all provinces (a bit higher in Quebec in fall/winter season, but not much).
Provinces are only reporting 20% of COVID deaths, that would mean that Alberta's 735 deaths in the last 12 months is actually around 3675. Which would be by far the #1 cause of death.
US record-keeping is similarly limited/skewed
World's Largest Mortality Data Repository! - Mortality Watch
it's very clear from the pre pandemic baseline that covid rather than cancer or drugs is doing the heavy lifting on these deaths. age groups registering excess death are 10-19 and 30-49. All those died young and suddenly anecdotes, while down from the heights of the pandemic, continue to tally with the data
Quebec COVID-19 summer wave more lethal than last year's
“Quebec’s summer COVID-19 wave has proved to be far deadlier than last year’s, defying expectations that the virus that causes it is somehow growing milder, suggest the latest Health Ministry figures.”
Quebec’s summer COVID-19 wave has proved to be far deadlier than last year’s, defying expectations that the virus that causes it is somehow growing milder, suggest the latest Health Ministry figures.
People with Long COVID Have a Higher Risk of Early Death and Serious Disease, Study Finds
"In a new study published in JAMA Health Forum, people with Long COVID had an increased risk of dying during the study period and developing serious health problems compared to people who never had COVID-19."
Repeat COVID Infection Doubles the Risk of Death
New study: "Getting COVID-19 a second time doubles a person’s chance of dying and triples the likelihood of being hospitalized...Vaccination and booster status did not improve survival or hospitalization rates among people who were infected more than once"
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Repeat COVID is riskier than first infection, study finds
"The risk of death, hospitalization and serious health issues from COVID-19 jumps significantly with reinfection compared with a first bout with the virus, regardless of vaccination status, a study published on Thursday suggests."
Long-term mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection: A national cohort study from Estonia
"People infected with SARS-COV-2 had more than three times the risk of dying over the following year compared with those who remained uninfected... Short-term mortality (up to 5 weeks post-infection) was significantly higher..."