[Persevero]

Basically my opinion will be informed by this-

How many Americans died of all causes in 2019.?

How many Americans died of all causes in 2020?

if I don’t see a significant increase in deaths in 2020 I’ll know it was basically a flu replacement.

10,000 more deaths and I’ll figure COVID hit us for 5-10,000 people.

We’ll see.

[The Fop]

As the author, I hearby christen you thread winner!

[Jane Long]

There should be a way to determine these numbers for Jan - June, for 2019 and 2020, for a half year comparison.