“Being old didn’t help his situation of course. But had he been shot, you probably wouldn’t say that he died because he was old. You’d say he died because he got shot.”
Not the best analogy.
Nonagenarians generally die from infection related complications.
Absolutely; their bodies are not as well equipped to deal with infection due to age. Had he died from Influenza, he’d have died from Influenza. Had he died from a heart attack, he’d have died from a heart attack. But he died because he caught a virus that didn’t exist a year ago. It’s new, and he was alive, but he’s no longer alive because that virus infected him and ended his life. That’s my point. His life still had value and his death is still unfortunate. And were it not for SARS-CoV-2, he’d likely still be alive right now and possibly for several more years. I’m guessing that means something to the people close to him.