Since Covid arrived, 179,000 more Americans have died than would in a normal year. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html @DeniseDSLu @jshkatz

Deaths are now at least 10% higher than normal in most states. That group includes states in every region of the country. (I’ve left off the top 4: NY, NJ, CA, PA) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html

In some ways, it’s easier to show you states where things look normal. There are very few states like that. Two of them are not part of the continental U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html

These charts show you deaths from *all* causes. They do not depend on whether coronavirus has been accurately determined to be the cause of death.

Not all of these deaths are necessarily due to coronavirus itself. Some could be due to the strained health care system, fears of seeking treatment or social isolation. But most are probably Covid. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html

Just to put the total number in context: Last week, we reported on a new record in drug overdose deaths for the United States. In 2019, 72,000 died from drug overdoses. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/15/upshot/drug-overdose-deaths.html

The only things that kill 179,000 Americans in less than a typical year are heart disease, cancer and dementia. This chart puts the current excess death number next to typical death numbers from those causes. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/16/upshot/coronavirus-best-worst-death-toll-scenario.html

These excess deaths numbers lag a little. We won’t see the deaths being reported by states right now for another week or two. But, overall, the excess deaths are typically higher than the official coronavirus death numbers. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html

Also, a technical update. We have been publishing these numbers for a few months now. We made a small change in our methodology this week that is worth noting: All of our all cause mortality estimates now come from the CDC.