Read the full story at USA TODAY, published December 28, 2022. It’s also available at MuckRock, as well as local partners: the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting and the Texas Observer.
This story is part of Uncounted, MuckRock’s award-winning effort to investigate excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, in collaboration with a team of demography researchers at Boston University led by Andrew Stokes.
Betsy Ladyzhets 