Monnat weighs in on Central New York COVID-19 deaths in Syracuse.com article

January 5, 2021

Syracuse.com

Shannon Monnat

Sociology Department

Aging Studies Institute

Center for Policy Research

Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

COVID-19

Health Policy

New York State

State & Local

Syracuse.com

Shannon Monnat

During December in Onondaga County, COVID-19 far outstripped the monthly average deaths from the typical leading cause of death: heart disease. "To keep things in perspective, there have been 330 COVID deaths in the county over the whole year so far," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "There are still far more deaths annually from heart disease and cancer," she adds. But, "If these numbers are similar for 2020," Monnat says, “COVID will be the third-leading cause of death in the county this year." Read more in the Syracuse.com article, "COVID-19 is killing more people in CNY right now than anything else."