How Data Journalists Exposed the Real COVID-19 Death Toll in Brazil
Post-COVID 19 'excess mortality' rates could remain high for another decade
“Based on current medical trends and expected advancements, we conclude that COVID is still driving excess mortality both directly and indirectly.”
“A recent Swiss Re Research Institute report concluded that excess mortality is likely to persist for as long as another decade.”
COVID-19 Disease Burden Remains Greater Than Influenza, Study Shows
“Researchers in Denmark conducted a large-scale evaluation of the disease burdens associated with COVID-19 and influenza. Their conclusion? COVID-19 has a greater impact than influenza, resulting in more hospitalizations and deaths. These findings, they note, emphasize the continued need for a strong public health response.”
COVID is back in a big way: Over 350 people are dying from the coronavirus in the U.S. each week, says CDC data
COVID is still around, and it is still deadly for a lot of Americans. The CDC says that the virus is killing multitudes in the U.S. each week, even though there are vaccines and treatments available.
Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from COVID every week?
This is a vast undercount, not counting post-acute infection deaths from cardiac arrests, heart attacks and strokes. It does not count immune system damage, brain damage or new onset diabetes. It doesn’t count sudden hearing loss or early dementia. But even using this number, acute covid infections are causing 1200+ deaths per month, more than breast cancer or car crashes.
Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) on X
Young adult mortality rates have indeed spiked since the COVID emergency. Data from 2021 shows a 40% increase in deaths among working-age Americans (18-64), a rate called a "200-year catastrophe" by actuaries. By 2023, 34% more 35-44-year-olds died than expected. Causes? COVID’s…— Grok (@grok) March 9, 2025
“Young adult mortality rates have indeed spiked since the COVID emergency. Data from 2021 shows a 40% increase in deaths among working-age Americans (18-64), a rate called a "200-year catastrophe" by actuaries. By 2023, 34% more 35-44-year-olds died than expected. Causes? COVID’s long-term effects on organs and immunity are likely culprits, but reduced healthcare access, delayed diagnoses, and societal neglect of public health measures also play a role. Official stats often undercount COVID-related deaths, blaming other conditions instead.”
COVID Hospitalization Raises Death Risk for 2 Years | Newsmax.com
“COVID hospital patients have an increased risk of death from any cause for at least two and a half years following their initial illness, researchers reported in a new study published in the journal Infectious Diseases.”
COVID-19 Remains Major Health Threat in U.S.
continues to be a threat to America’s health, causing more illness and death than either influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study suggests.COVID accounted for 3 of 5 (60%) respiratory illnesses among military veterans treated by the U.S. Veterans Health Administration during the 2023-2024 cold and flu season, researchers reported Jan. 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine.COVID also caused more deaths than either influenza or RSV during that period
COVID, Flu, and RSV: Which Virus Has the Worst Outcomes?
“COVID, Flu, and RSV: Which Virus Has the Worst Outcomes? — COVID-19 still worse, but differences narrowed in 2023-2024 season compared with prior year”
Dead family, lost friends: How the coronavirus changed one small town
“Dead family, lost friends: How people’s inability to do the right thing to reduce COVID19 transmission has changed the entire planet.”
This interview!! 🔥
“I think most people who are alive today will face the reality that COVID is a contributing factor to their death. Do people know this?… I’ve never seen such a wide disconnect between what the public thinks and what science says.”
⚠️Three Snow Leopards Die Of Covid-19.
December 29, 2024
Three Snow Leopards Die Of Covid-19.
Three snow leopards at a zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska, have died of complications from COVID-19, the Lincoln Children's Zoo announced Friday evening.
Mortality in First Eight Months of 2024 2% Higher Than Predicted - Actuaries Digital
First 8 mos of 2024:
"COVID-19 mortality was 70% higher than predicted; total mortality was 2% higher than predicted;"
Covid fell to 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. last year, down from 4th
“Whereas American Indian and Alaska Native people had the highest rate of Covid deaths during the pandemic, white people had the highest rate last year: nearly 20 out of every 100,000 people. “
Whereas American Indian and Alaska Native people had the highest rate of Covid deaths during the pandemic, white people had the highest rate last year: nearly 20 out of every 100,000 people.
Politician Deaths During COVID Pandemic
“The Long COVID Foundation curated a list of active (or very recently active) judges, politicians, and the like located in the United States who have passed away from any cause between 2020 into November of 2024. The total on the list is 466, 261 with a known cause (excluding those that died via accidents, murder, and suicide). “
The Long COVID Foundation curated a list of active (or very recently active) judges, politicians, and the like located in the United States who have passed away from any cause between 2020 into November of 2024. The total on the list is 466, 261 with a known cause (excluding those that died via accidents, murder, and suicide).
We analyzed the deaths of United States Politicians during the & found some interesting statistics.
“We analyzed the deaths of United States Politicians during the #COVIDPandemic & found some interesting statistics.
From 2020-2024 (into November) at least 466 active (or recently active) politicians, judges, & the like passed away. “
A spike in COVID deaths has driven a decline in Australian life expectancy for the second year running
“A spike in COVID deaths has driven a decline in Australian life expectancy for the second year running”
A spike in COVID deaths has driven a decline in Australian life expectancy for the second year running
A reminder that ~800,000 Americans have been killed by COVID since the Biden-Harris administration began. Tens of millions have Long C0VlD. And C0VlD spread more in September 2024 than any point in 2020. They refuse to do anything to stop the spread, even as thousands die weekly.
November 5, 2024: “A reminder that ~800,000 Americans have been killed by COVID since the Biden-Harris administration began. Tens of millions have Long C0VlD. And C0VlD spread more in September 2024 than any point in 2020. They refuse to do anything to stop the spread, even as thousands die weekly.”
If you want to point at any other driving cause besides COVID, to be credible it will need to:
“If you want to point at any other driving cause besides COVID, to be credible it will need to:
- Be new in 2020, pause until late 2021 then resume
- Result in historically massive increases
- Be timed perfectly in sync with the waves and lulls of COVID, for the last 4-5 years.” 🧵
Because covid is over and no one dies of it any more and because it's a cold covid deaths in England have settled into a nicely predictable 100-200 deaths a week other than in winter when they go up to 300-400 per week. Because it's a cold, no one dies of it now and it's over
“Because covid is over and no one dies of it any more and because it's a cold covid deaths in England have settled into a nicely predictable 100-200 deaths a week other than in winter when they go up to 300-400 per week. Because it's a cold, no one dies of it now and it's over”
Thousands of patients caught COVID in NSW hospitals last year and hundreds died, new data shows
“At least 6,007 patients caught COVID in NSW hospitals in 2023 and 297 died.”
TLDR for this long, number-heavy thread:
Covid-19 may lead to longest period of peacetime excess mortality, says new Swiss Re report | Swiss Re
“Fluctuations in excess mortality tend to be short-term, reflecting developments such as a large-scale medical breakthrough or the negative impact of a large epidemic. However, as society absorbs these events, excess mortality should revert to the baseline.
With COVID-19 this has not been the case and all-cause excess mortality is still above the pre-pandemic baseline. In 2021, excess mortality spiked to 23% above the 2019 baseline in the US, and 11% in the UK. As Swiss Re Institute's report estimates, in 2023, it remained significantly elevated in the range of 3–7% for the US, and 5–8% for the UK.
If the underlying drivers of current excess mortality continue, Swiss Re Institute's analysis estimates that excess mortality may remain as high as 3% for the US and 2.5% for the UK by 2033."
What does the percentage increase in deaths mean in real numbers? Roughly 3 million people die in the US every year of various causes (cancer, heart disease, accidents, etc). The 3-7% increase in 2023 represents a 3-7% increase in that 3m number, so roughly 90-210k more deaths. This places Covid-19 solidly among the top five killers in the US.
U.S. reports more than 1,000 new COVID deaths for the 5th week in a row - BNO tracker
5000 people have died in a little over a month in our “post-Pandemic” “Covid is over” country. And this is a gross undercount as a great number of Covid deaths are no longer being reported.
COVID-19 :
There were MORE COVID DEATHS in the US in 2020, than INFLUENZA DEATHS in a DECADE !
The US unceremoniously surpassed 1,200,000 confirmed covid deaths in August
Grim milestone of 1,200,000+ confirmed US Covid deaths reached in August. Official US reaction: meh.
Flere unge døde av sykdom: Forskere slår alarm
“Disease claimed an unusually large number of young lives last year. Researchers fear that late effects of covid-19 are the cause…
…The Institute of Public Health's report on what Norwegians died of last year is grim reading. For the first time in several years, a higher mortality rate has been recorded among young people aged 1–39…
…Researcher and statistician Richard White at FHI fears that covid-19 is one of the main explanations for the increased mortality. He believes that repeated infections have led to poorer health for many young Norwegians.
- I am concerned that the consequences of covid-19 are not being adequately assessed by the Norwegian authorities. The government's strategy does not mention the late effects of covid-19. I am concerned that those who recommended the ‘free infection’ policy in 2022 are too afraid to change course, says White.”
Disease claimed an unusually large number of young lives last year. Researchers fear that late effects of covid-19 are the cause.
BREAKING: U.S. Reports Over 5.1 Million COVID Cases This Year, Leading to 40,118 Deaths and 355,650 Hospitalizations
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.”