Another approach to monitoring deaths is through P&I reports from 122 cities in the US. Atlanta shows a dramatic jump in deaths. A year ago the rate for weeks 8-11 was 3.3%, but this year the rate was 9.2%, which would represent 31 excessive deaths. The jump for the past two weeks was even more dramatic. In 2009 the rate was 1.8%, but it 2010 it rose to 11.2%. Thus, in 2009 there were 6 P&I deaths for weeks 10 and 11, while in 2010 there were 28.
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