ETSU Researchers Have Identified Over 300 Excess Deaths In Washington County In 2020 Using Public Obituary And Funeral Data, With Just Over Half Officially Linked To Covid-19. The Study, Published In The Journal Of Appalachian Health, Highlights The Potential Of Non-Traditional Data Sources To Detect Real-Time Mortality Trends During Crises. Researchers Noted That 96 Excess Deaths Occurred Before The First Documented Covid-19 Fatality, Possibly Due To Limited Early Testing And Delayed Medical Care. Lead Author Allen Archer Emphasized The Importance Of Community-Level Data For Faster Public Health Response. Learn More At Etsu.Edu/Cph/.
