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Health officials carry a dead body of coronavirus (Covid-19) victim on a stretcher to container morgues by the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

578,555 people have died from COVID in the US, or maybe it’s 912,345 — here’s why it’s hard to count

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Medical workers load a patient from Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center into an ambulance while wearing masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) in Andover, New Jersey. After an anonymous tip to police, 17 people were found dead at the long-term care facility, including two nurses, where at least 76 patients and 41 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the U.S. so far in this pandemic year

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