According to the newspaper Politico, 2020 was the deadliest year in US history. The publication released the information based on data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
More than three million people died in the United States in 2020. Coronavirus is the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.
COVID-19 caused a 15% increase in mortality in the United States.
According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of coronavirus cases in the United States has exceeded 29 million, while more than 529 thousand people died.