US Spike In Deaths Surpassed Official COVID-19 Counts, But Not In Hawaii…Hawaii’s COVID deaths appear to have been offset by reductions in tourist deaths, traffic and flu fatalities and even suicides.
Across the U.S., nearly 20% more people have died since the start of the pandemic than would be expected in normal times, according to a New York Times analysis. In some places “excess deaths” have been even higher, as much as 60%.
This includes those known to have died of COVID-19, of course, but also undetected COVID deaths and other possible effects of the pandemic, such as people with conditions that might not normally lead to death being afraid to seek care or higher rates of drug overdoses.
In Hawaii, however, the fatality rate has barely budged.
