EXCLUSIVE: States Investigating Surge In Mortality Rate Among 18-49 Year Olds—Majority Unrelated To COVID-19

Health departments in several states confirmed to The Epoch Times that they are looking into a steep surge in the mortality rate for people aged 18 to 49 in 2021. Only a minority of the deaths have been linked to COVID-19. Deaths among people aged 18 to 49 increased more than 40 percent in the 12 months ending October 2021 compared to the same period in 2018–2019, before the pandemic, according to an analysis by The Epoch Times of death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency doesn’t yet have full 2021 figures, as death certificate data has a lag of up to eight weeks or more. The surge differed greatly from state to state, with the most dramatic increase in young-to-middle age deaths in the South, Midwest, and the West Coast, while the northeastern states generally saw much milder spikes. Public health authorities in several states with …  » Read full article