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2023-06-05 11:04:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8CF5359AAC1038C8B347B49FC2B4EDF64C9B2B2BB20B058AB2D03A496DB78D58
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There was “excess deaths” among the Amish population in 2020, according to WVU researchers. The death rate for that year soared above the baseline average from 2015 to 2019, with the largest spike – 125% - occurring in November. https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2021/06/22/death-and-religion-excess-deaths-sweep-through-amish-and-mennonite-communities-during-covid-19-pandemic https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/10/fact-check-false-claim-amish-dont-get-covid-19/4455551001/
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