94 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths in US Have Contributing Health Conditions, CDC Says

94 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths in US Have Contributing Health Conditions, CDC Says
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Paula Liu
Updated:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated information regarding COVID-19 deaths, indicating that 94 percent of them had other contributing health conditions.

The data update, which was made on Aug. 26, incorporated deaths that occurred in the United States from Feb. 1 to Aug. 22, but may still be incomplete “because of the lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed.”