Excess natural-cause mortality in US counties and its association with reported COVID-19 deaths
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A county-level national analysis estimated substantial excess natural-cause mortality not reported as COVID-19 and found temporal patterns consistent with under-recognized COVID mortality in many places.
Excess mortality includes indirect pandemic effects and is an external consistency check rather than validation of every certificate.