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HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS  I  SEP / OCT 2021 13 Deaths in United States involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pneumonia, and influenza reported to NCHS Month/Year COVID-19 Deaths [1] Total Deaths Percent of Expected Deaths [2] Pneumonia Deaths [3] Pneumonia & COVID-19 Deaths [3] Influenza Deaths [4] Pneumonia, Influenza, or COVID-19 Deaths [5] January 2020 5 264,680 98 17,909 3 2,124 20,035 February 2020 19 244,965 104 15,737 9 2,372 18,118 March 2020 7,159 269,808 107 22,480 3,334 2,437 28,614 April 2020 65,479 322,427 138 46,428 28,369 1,238 83,964 May 2020 38,299 280,565 121 29,004 15,918 126 51,491 June 2020 18,004 250,456 113 19,282 7,649 40 29,672 July 2020 31,111 279,012 123 27,119 14,897 50 43,365 August 2020 29,883 277,282 123 27,350 15,105 43 42,153 September 2020 19,138 257,190 116 21,124 9,371 28 30,914 October 2020 24,904 273,905 117 24,315 11,725 69 37,541 November 2020 53,207 302,581 129 38,277 25,269 103 66,276 December 2020 98,051 367,158 144 62,864 48,265 156 112,726 January 2021 105,053 372,837 138 69,978 55,538 143 119,574 February 2021 48,210 281,765 120 38,111 26,151 90 60,227 March 2021 22,951 267,862 106 24,367 12,164 67 35,206 April 2021 18,483 250,409 107 20,886 9,806 46 29,599 May 2021 14,616 248,997 107 18,801 8,034 32 25,405 June 2021 7,736 233,249 105 14,798 4,234 35 18,328 July 2021 10,182 237,401 105 16,615 5,831 34 20,993 August 2021 14,397 122,629 54 13,639 8,711 20 19,333 National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm. Aug. 27, 2021. NOTE: Empty data cells represent death counts between 1-9 that have been suppressed in accordance with NCHS confidentiality standards. Number of deaths reported in this table are the total number of deaths received and coded as of the date of analysis and may not represent all deaths that occurred in that period. Counts of deaths occurring before or after the reporting period are not included in the table. Data during recent periods are incomplete because of the lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to NCHS and processed for reporting purposes. This delay can range from 1 week to 8 weeks or more, depending on the jurisdiction and cause of death. The United States population, based on 2020 census estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, is 331,449,281. United States death counts include the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and New York City. New York state estimates exclude New York City. [1] Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, coded to ICD–10 code U07.1. [2] Percent of expected deaths is the number of deaths for all causes for these time-periods in 2020 or 2021 compared to the average number across the same time-period in 2017–2019. Previous analyses of 2015–2016 provisional data completeness have found that completeness is lower in the first few weeks following the date of death (<25%), and then increases over time such that data are generally at least 75% complete within 8 weeks of when the death occurred (8). [3] Counts of deaths involving pneumonia (J12.0-J18.9) include pneumonia deaths that also involve COVID-19 and exclude pneumonia deaths involving influenza. [4] Counts of deaths involving influenza (J09-J11) include deaths with pneumonia or COVID-19 also listed as a cause of death. [5] Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, pneumonia, or influenza, coded to ICD–10 codes U07.1 or J09–J18.9.