Americans who died of Covid

left behind on average...

Two siblings

Two children

Four grandchildren

For every five deaths,

a parent

For every two deaths, a spouse

Americans who died of Covid

left behind on average...

Two siblings

Two children

Four grandchildren

For every five deaths,

a parent

For every two deaths, a spouse

Two children

Two siblings

Americans who died of Covid

left behind on average...

For every five deaths,

a parent

Four grandchildren

For every two deaths, a spouse

Two children

Two siblings

Americans who died of Covid

left behind on average...

For every five deaths,

a parent

Four grandchildren

For every two deaths, a spouse

Two children

Two siblings

Americans who died of Covid

left behind on average...

For every five deaths,

a parent

Four grandchildren

For every two deaths, a spouse

Guardian graphic. Source: Tracking the reach of COVID-19 kin loss with a bereavement multiplier applied to the United States by Ashton M Verdery, Emily Smith-Greenaway, Rachel Margolis and Jonathan Daw; icons by Lluisa Iborra via the Noun Project