(1) US CDC #COVID19 Excess Natural Deaths Review:
An update to the "R00-R99" Cause of Death phenomenon.
As of the 7/29/20 Dataset update, the "R00-R99" designation has been attributed to 23,519 Excess Deaths, up from around 18,000 last time.
An update to the "R00-R99" Cause of Death phenomenon.
As of the 7/29/20 Dataset update, the "R00-R99" designation has been attributed to 23,519 Excess Deaths, up from around 18,000 last time.
(2) "R00-R99" is defined as:
"Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)"
Excess Deaths assigned to this category have risen steadily as data is released, though some states have reassigned them later.
"Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)"
Excess Deaths assigned to this category have risen steadily as data is released, though some states have reassigned them later.
(3) Some states don't use "R00-R99"; others use it a lot.
Oklahoma has more Excess Deaths (1.67X) assigned to it, than it has confirmed COVID-19 Deaths.
Ohio has used it 2,018 times. Arizona, California, Florida and Texas also use it a lot.
Oklahoma has more Excess Deaths (1.67X) assigned to it, than it has confirmed COVID-19 Deaths.
Ohio has used it 2,018 times. Arizona, California, Florida and Texas also use it a lot.
(4) Here are Sparkline plots for the 50 states, Puerto Rico and DC. Note: Wisconsin should be red.
(5) Many of the Weekly Rate Sparklines show increasing use of "R00-R99" over time.
Some of the States, such as Massachusetts, are seeing this trend "AFTER' their major COVID-19 outbreak.
This may signify new syndromes seen only after infection and recovery.
Some of the States, such as Massachusetts, are seeing this trend "AFTER' their major COVID-19 outbreak.
This may signify new syndromes seen only after infection and recovery.
