evidence: Coronavirus is one of the three leading causes of death since February, when the nation had its first death from COVID-19. The virus has killed more than 360,000 people since then, making it a leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer. [...] Where the CDC ranks COVID-19 in the causes of death for 2020 won’t be finalized until late 2021 at the earliest. What’s clear is that it was one of the most significant causes of death this spring. [...] Both the CDC's provisional COVID-19 death data and the USAFacts-compiled state and local data are subject to change. Data may differ both on this page and elsewhere due to various datasets maintained by CDC. The CDC's data excludes non-natural causes of deaths including accidents.