LOS ANGELES - The novel coronavirus has caused an estimated loss of nearly 5.5 million years of life in the U.S.
in 2020 alone, according to a report from the Pew Research Center published this week.Pew researchers say that COVID-19 contributed to more lost years of life for Americans than all accidental deaths combined in a typical year.
Since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic, more than 600,000 Americans have lost their lives to the deadly virus and approximately 380,000 Americans died in 2020 alone from COVID-19.
Pew researchers say COVID-19 deaths dwarfed deaths by accidents, stroke, diabetes, liver disease and Alzheimer’s. Cancer and heart disease are the only causes of death that caused a loss of life greater than COVID-19,.