COVID-19 leading Killer of Americans, beats Heart Disease, Cancer By News Room - April 10, 2020 0 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp -Advertisement- COVID-19 is now the number one cause of death in the U.S. according to Dr. Maria Danilychev who first published the eye-popping chart in Newsweek. According to the graph, COVID-19 now kills around 1,940 people daily. COVID-19 now beats out cancer which kills 1,641 and heart disease at 1,774 people per day. You can view regular progress of the chart in real-time here.