Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Archives

New UW Study Estimates More Than 900,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In U.S.

By NPR News May 6, 2021

Tim Killian, a spokesman for Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., prepares to give a daily briefing to reporters on Wednesday. CREDIT: Ted S. Warren/AP

The analysis comes from researchers at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, who looked at excess mortality from March 2020 through May 3, 2021, compared it with what would be expected in a typical non-pandemic year, then adjusted those figures to account for a handful of other pandemic-related factors.Read More

Current, Deadly U.S. Coronavirus Surge Has Peaked, Researchers Say

By NPR News January 21, 2021

A patient lies on a stretcher in the hallway of the overloaded emergency room at Providence St. Mary Medical Center amid a surge in COVID-19 patients in Southern California in late December. Average new daily infections are now going down in California and much of the country. CREDIT: Mario Tama/Getty Images

While another surge remains possible, especially with new, more infectious variants on the horizon, the number of new daily infections in the current wave appears to have hit a high in the past week or two and has been steadily declining in most states since, the researchers say.Read More

U.S. Reaches 250,000 COVID-19 Deaths: A Long Winter Is Coming As Pandemic Fatigue Sets In

By NPR News November 19, 2020

Dr. Joseph Varon puts on his face shield before entering the COVID-19 intensive care unit at United Memorial Medical Center on Monday in Houston. Texas has recorded more than 1.1 million cases of the virus, with more than 20,000 deaths. Go Nakamura/Getty Images

Medical advances have reduced the infection fatality rate in the U.S. But experts warn that indoor gatherings, cold temperatures and pandemic fatigue augur dark months ahead.Read More

Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates As Hospitals Get Better At Helping People Survive

By NPR News October 20, 2020

COVID-19 mortality rates are going down, according to studies of two large hospital systems, partly thanks to improvements in treatment. Here, clinicians care for a patient in July at an El Centro, Calif., hospital. CREDIT: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Two new peer-reviewed studies are showing a sharp drop in mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The drop is seen in all groups, including older patients and those with underlying conditions, suggesting that physicians are getting better at helping patients survive their illness.Read More

New UW Study Estimates More Than 900,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In U.S.

Current, Deadly U.S. Coronavirus Surge Has Peaked, Researchers Say

U.S. Reaches 250,000 COVID-19 Deaths: A Long Winter Is Coming As Pandemic Fatigue Sets In

Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates As Hospitals Get Better At Helping People Survive

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