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Why fewer people are dying of COVID-19, even as cases surge

Deaths remain lower than in the spring, but physicians warn that trend may not last.

People wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 at Vine Memorial Baptist Church in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Staff from Philly Fighting COVID and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offered free testing organized by the traveling Community-Accessible Testing & Education (CATE) program, which offers testing at different sites across Pennsylvania.
People wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 at Vine Memorial Baptist Church in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Staff from Philly Fighting COVID and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offered free testing organized by the traveling Community-Accessible Testing & Education (CATE) program, which offers testing at different sites across Pennsylvania.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer