LOS ANGELES, April 22 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, following heart disease and cancer, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The report showed that the overall age-adjusted death rate increased by almost 1 percent in 2021 from 2020.
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