News Over 3,000 health care workers died this year and the government didn't kept track

[Nightrider]

More than 2,900 U.S. health care workers have died in the COVID-19 pandemic since March, a far higher number than that reported by the government, according to a new analysis by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian.

Fatalities from the coronavirus have skewed young, with the majority of victims under age 60 in the cases for which there is age data. People of color have been disproportionately affected, accounting for about 65% of deaths in cases in which there is race and ethnicity data.

More than 2,900 health care workers died this year — and the government barely kept track

Fatalities from the coronavirus have skewed young, with the majority of victims under age 60 in the cases for which there is age data.

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