Putting the COVID-19 Death Toll in Perspective

On June 1, 2020, the death toll from COVID-19 was 104,869. An NBC News article provides some visualizations that put those numbers into perspective.

• In 4 months this year, more Americans died of COVID-19 than those who died of diabetes in all of 2018.
• On average, more than 1,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 every day during the pandemic, as of June 1.
• The COVID-19 daily death rate is more than three times higher than even the harsh 2017 flu season, which killed 61,000 people.
• The COVID-19 daily death rate is more than 10 times that of car crash fatalities in 2018.
• 2,977 people were killed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. As June 1, the daily average of COVID-19 deaths equal that total every three days.

The following table compares selected wars and health issues with the current COVID-19 deaths (100,000 and counting) and average deaths per day (>1,000):



Remember to follow your local re-opening recommendations and stay safe America!