@DrBob2 wrote: At the same time, the number of excess deaths (all deaths compared to projection) has been negative since January.
That’s interesting.
The charts show a repeating pattern of small, short-term drops in excess mortality immediately after LARGE peaks in excess mortality. The pandemic surges killed the weak in large numbers, leaving slightly fewer to die subsequently. This current dip is temporary. If we are lucky, the numbers will stabilize at the pre-pandemic level. If there is another Covid surge this coming winter, the pattern will repeat.
Wendy