1; Amy M. Branum, PhD1; Farida B. Ahmad, MPH1; Paul Sutton, PhD1; Robert N. Anderson, PhD1 (View author affiliations)As of October 15, 216,025 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in the United States; however, this might underestimate the total impact of the pandemic on mortality.Overall, an estimated 299,028 excess deaths occurred from late January through October 3, 2020, with 198,081 (66%) excess deaths attributed to COVID-19.