This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths topping 3 million for the first time. This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths topping 3 million for the first time. But preliminary numbers suggest that the United States is on track to see more than 3.2 million deaths this year, or at least 400,000 more than in 2019. But the 2020 numbers amount to a jump of about 15%, and could go higher once all the deaths from this month are counted. Full Coverage: Coronavirus pandemicDrug overdose deaths, meanwhile, got much worse.
