HJBR Sep/Oct 2021

18 SEP / OCT 2021 I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF BATON ROUGE Deaths in Louisiana involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pneumonia, and influenza reported to NCHS Month/Year COVID-19 Deaths [1] Total Deaths Percent of Expected Deaths [2] Pneumonia Deaths [3] Pneumonia & COVID-19 Deaths [3] Influenza Deaths [4] Pneumonia, Influenza, or COVID-19 Deaths [5] January 2020 0 4,251 98 226 0 18 244 February 2020 4,014 108 177 36 213 March 2020 398 4,756 119 374 145 25 651 April 2020 1,630 5,775 154 959 741 1,853 May 2020 742 4,793 126 565 387 922 June 2020 361 4,270 118 323 188 496 July 2020 765 5,002 137 562 370 0 957 August 2020 889 5,177 139 657 476 0 1,070 September 2020 419 4,424 123 374 219 575 October 2020 340 4,424 118 355 177 0 518 November 2020 489 4,549 117 426 277 638 December 2020 1,031 5,393 127 749 568 1,215 January 2021 1,330 5,934 136 884 701 1,515 February 2021 618 4,617 124 471 327 762 March 2021 329 4,535 114 327 172 485 April 2021 180 4,169 111 234 83 332 May 2021 169 4,093 108 240 98 311 June 2021 120 3,888 108 196 70 247 July 2021 297 3,779 103 268 145 421 August 2021 472 1,763 47 305 263 0 514 National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm. Aug. 27, 2021. NOTE: Empty data cells represent death counts between 1-9 that have been suppressed in accordance with NCHS confidentiality standards. Number of deaths reported in this table are the total number of deaths received and coded as of the date of analysis and may not represent all deaths that occurred in that period. Counts of deaths occurring before or after the reporting period are not included in the table. Data during recent periods are incomplete because of the lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to NCHS and processed for reporting purposes. This delay can range from 1 week to 8 weeks or more, depending on the jurisdiction and cause of death. The United States population, based on 2020 census estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, is 331,449,281. United States death counts include the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and New York City. New York state estimates exclude New York City. [1] Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, coded to ICD–10 code U07.1. [2] Percent of expected deaths is the number of deaths for all causes for these time-periods in 2020 or 2021 compared to the average number across the same time-period in 2017–2019. Previous analyses of 2015–2016 provisional data completeness have found that completeness is lower in the first few weeks following the date of death (<25%), and then increases over time such that data are generally at least 75% complete within 8 weeks of when the death occurred (8). [3] Counts of deaths involving pneumonia (J12.0-J18.9) include pneumonia deaths that also involve COVID-19 and exclude pneumonia deaths involving influenza. [4] Counts of deaths involving influenza (J09-J11) include deaths with pneumonia or COVID-19 also listed as a cause of death. [5] Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, pneumonia, or influenza, coded to ICD–10 codes U07.1 or J09–J18.9.