Carolina Journal: N.C.’s obsolete death reporting system keeps public in a fog

HCCI’s research on daily deaths during the coronavirus pandemic was featured in the Carolina Journal.

From the article: “Any estimates come from the private sector and from unusual data-gathering methods. One such estimate says the state’s deaths were 13% higher than normal levels on April 23, according to the private nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute, which uses obituaries to track deaths across the nation…