As the new coronavirus continues to spread throughout the US, it's killing more Americans per week than other common causes of death like heart disease and cancer have in past years.
Last week, more than 13,000 people died from COVID-19, surpassing the nearly 12,500 people killed on average each week in 2018 by heart conditions and the 11,500 people killed by cancer, showing just how quickly the virus has taken its toll on American lives.
Over the past few weeks, the US has
become the hardest-hit country in the pandemic, with more than 32,000 deaths and 667,000 confirmed cases as of Friday morning. Worldwide, more than 143,000 people have died, meaning the coronavirus has already claimed more lives than outbreaks of the
Ebola, MERS, and SARS viruses.
Business Insider compiled data from the
COVID Tracking Project, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the US Census Bureau to show how COVID-19 deaths over time compare with other common causes of death in the US: heart disease, cancer, bad flu seasons, and car crashes.
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