What portion of all death certificates that list Covid-19 as a cause of death don't also list other factors that contributed to the death?
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On 8/26/2020, the CDC published updated data about "the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned" on 164,280 death certificates that cite Covid-19 as a cause of death. The text that accompanies the data states: "For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death."
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