For the time being, the rate of new COVID-19 mortality is still only a small portion of the fall and winter waves from the previous year. However, life expectancy has suffered the largest decline in 100 years.
According to a recent federal assessment, estimates of American life expectancy have dropped to their lowest points since 1996. This is the second year in a row that estimates have plummeted precipitously as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
According to preliminary estimates r...