A new CDC report finds that in 2020, more than 3.3 million deaths occurred in the United States, based on early data from death certificates. This represents an 18% increase in deaths from 2019. COVID-19 ranked as the third leading cause of death in 2020, following heart disease and cancer. Learn more: bit.ly/MMWR33121.

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