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Figure 1: Age and gender distribution of people died due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in United States as of April 20, 2020. The data is calculated based on total number of deaths (15251) as of April 20, 2020 that was received and coded by National Center for Health Statistics. (This do not represent all deaths as there is a lag between when death occur, and death certificate issued). Data source: CenSters for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for Health Statistics. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/COVID19/.