CDC Disputes Claims That <br />COVID-19 Is the Leading US Killer Claims that the coronavirus <br />had become the leading cause <br />of death in the U.S. have circulated in <br />major new outlets, including Fox News. According to Johns Hopkins University, <br />as of Friday afternoon 18,002 people in <br />the U.S. have died due to the coronavirus. A spokesperson for the National Center for <br />Health Statistics states that between January <br />and April of 2018, heart disease <br />killed more than 234,000 people. During the same period, <br />cancer led to nearly 200,000 deaths. Jeff Lancashire, NCHS, via CNN Jeff Lancashire, NCHS, via CNN
