This CDC chart shows that COVID-19 and look-alike illnesses are still causing a high percentage of U.S. deaths. (Photo: CDC) This CDC chart shows that COVID-19 and look-alike illnesses are still causing a high percentage of U.S. deaths. (Photo: CDC)

The third wave of COVID-19 cases appears to be starting to fill hospital beds in the Dakotas, Mississippi, Montana and Wisconsin. Still, the overall U.S. death rate appears to be holding steady.

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Allison Bell

Allison Bell, ThinkAdvisor's insurance editor, previously was LifeHealthPro's health insurance editor. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @Think_Allison.